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LS polls: Mining baron Janardhana Reddy to rejoin BJP on March 25

Mining baron and lone MLA of Karnataka Rajya Pragathi Paksha (KRPP) G Janardhana Reddy on Sunday said he would rejoin BJP on March 25. The KRPP founder said he took the decision to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister again for the third time. "After consulting my supporters, I took the decision. Tomorrow at 10 am I am rejoining BJP," he told reporters here. Reddy said he would support the BJP candidate from Ballari Lok Sabha constituency, B Sriramulu, whom he called a boy raised by him. Sriramulu, a former minister, lost the assembly election from Ballari assembly segment in 2023. Reddy was a minister in the BJP government headed by B S Yediyurappa and was jailed in the mining scam. He had distanced himself from the BJP and founded the KRPP. In the 2023 assembly election, he was instrumental in the defeat of his two brothers, G Karunakara Reddy and G Somashekara Reddy, who were BJP candidates from Harapanahalli and Ballari City respectively. Reddy fielded his wife Aruna Laksh

LS polls: Mining baron Janardhana Reddy to rejoin BJP on March 25
Updated On : 24 Mar 2024 | 8:24 PM IST

Mining baron Janardhana Reddy arrested for shielding Ponzi scheme accused

Reddy, a former BJP minister from Karnataka, has denied involvement in the case

Mining baron Janardhana Reddy arrested for shielding Ponzi scheme accused
Updated On : 12 Nov 2018 | 12:27 AM IST

Ponzi scam: G Janardhana Reddy appears for questioning, denies allegations

In his video message, he said he was not absconding and was very much in the city

Ponzi scam: G Janardhana Reddy appears for questioning, denies allegations
Updated On : 10 Nov 2018 | 5:24 PM IST

Driver commits suicide, says mining baron Janardhana Reddy converted Rs 100 cr black money

The suicide note claims that KAS office asked Reddy to help him get a ticket to contest the 2018 Karnataka elections

Driver commits suicide, says mining baron Janardhana Reddy converted Rs 100 cr black money
Updated On : 07 Dec 2016 | 3:47 PM IST

Here's why Janardhana Reddy is on I-T radar after daughter's Rs 500-cr wedding

In 2011, Reddy had been arrested on charges of illegally mining iron ore and had been in prison for over three years

Here's why Janardhana Reddy is on I-T radar after daughter's Rs 500-cr wedding
Updated On : 22 Nov 2016 | 8:18 AM IST

Oppn takes potshots at Modi govt over Reddy's daughter's Rs 500 cr wedding

From cards to venue, everything is larger than life at this extravagant wedding

Oppn takes potshots at Modi govt over Reddy's daughter's Rs 500 cr wedding
Updated On : 16 Nov 2016 | 4:15 PM IST

Reddys, a Rs 500 cr wedding and the BJP connect: What you need to know

Sources said some 50,000 people, including politicians and celebrities, have been invited for the wedding

Reddys, a Rs 500 cr wedding and the BJP connect: What you need to know
Updated On : 16 Nov 2016 | 3:32 PM IST