Ousted for anti-party activities ex-Congress MLA joins BJP

Former Karnataka Congress MLA Malikayya Venkayya Guttedar on Sunday joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with Chairperson of Karnataka's Yadgir City Municipal Council, Lalitha Anpur.

Earlier on March 30, six-time MLA from Afzalpur, Guttedar was expelled from Congress party, after Karnataka Congress president, G. Parameshwara, Guttedar alleged him of being involved in "anti-party" activities.

Whereas, Anpur was re-elected as the Chairperson of Yadgir (Karnataka) City Municipal Council in 2017, the post she held way back in 2012.