Bengaluru: NICE Chairman and Bidar (South) MLA Ashok Kheny joined the Congress at the KPCC office here this morning.
KPCC President Dr. G. Parameshwara welcomed him by presenting the party flag, in the presence of Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar and other party leaders.
Kheny, who is Chairman of NICE (Nandi Infrastructure and Corridor Enterprise) was elected as an independent MLA from Bidar (South) Constituency in the 2013 Assembly polls. Kheny was admitted to the Congress despite stiff resistance from some of the party legislators representing Bengaluru, it is learnt.
This post was published on March 5, 2018 6:29 pm