Former Congress leader SM Krishna will join BJP, says BS Yeddyurappa
SM Krishna, a former Karnataka chief minister, resigned from the Congress on January 29th.
In Short
- Yeddyurappa said that former Congress leader SM Krishna will join the BJP.
- SM Krishna resigned from the Congress on January 29th.
- Krishna served as the Minster of External Affairs in the UPA II government.
Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party president B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday said that former Congress leader SM Krishna will join the saffron party.
SM Krishna, a former Karnataka chief minister, resigned from the Congress on January 29th.
He (SM Krishna) has decided to join BJP, when we don't know, will fix it soon. He is joining 100%: B.S. Yeddyurappa, BJP Karnataka President pic.twitter.com/E9mgECwzO1 ANI (@ANI_news) February 4, 2017
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The 84-year-old leader sent his resignation to party president Sonia Gandhi, but his letter to Gandhi did not elaborate on the reasons for his departure.
Krishna was the External Affairs Minister in the second UPA government from 2009 to 2012 after his stint as the Maharashtra Governor from 2005 to 2008 and Karnataka's Chief Minister from 1999 to 2004.
He was also a Rajya Sabha member from the state from 2009-2016.