A day after state BJP President B S Yeddyurappa claimed that several leaders from Congress and JD(S) were ready to join his party, Karnataka Municipality and Local Bodies Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi today said people from the saffron party were in touch with him to join Congress.
"BJP people are in touch with us...they want to join our party," Jarkiholi said.
Speaking to reporters at Belagavi, he said the Congress high command would decide about inducting them.
Not wishing to give any numbers about how many of them were willing to join Congress, the Minister, in response to a question, said "you can say that they are in touch with me."
"But our intention has been fulfilled as it has been agreed to continue the schemes and programmes of our earlier Congress government."
Patil, considered an aspirant for a ministerial post in the second round of cabinet expansion, termed it as a 'courtesy visit.'