Former Member of legislative Assembly  and Janata Dal (S) leader Madhu Bangarappa joined the Congress in Hubballi on Friday, July 30

Bangarappa, along with his supporters, joined the grand old party in the presence of Congress General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala, Leader of the opposition in the assembly Siddaramaiah, state unit President D K Shivakumar and a host of other party leaders.

Madhu is the son of former chief minister the late S Bangarappa and he was elected as legislator from Sorab once. He worked for the development of Sorab during his tenure as MLA. His presence in Congress will prove beneficial for the party.

He was in the past associated with the Kannada film industry as actor and producer and has had his stints with the BJP and Samajwadi Party, when his father Bangarappa joined these parties.

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