The re-entry of Gali Janardhan Reddy, the founder of Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha (KRPP) and its only MLA, into BJP seems to have infused a new enthusiasm in the rank-and-file of the party in and around Ballari ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
The BJP leadership was initially cold to Mr. Reddy’s open overtures. His alleged voting for Congress in the recently concluded Rajya Sabha election further pointed to the widening gap between the BJP and him, but the mining baron has now been embraced by the party.