It’s a second homecoming for mining baron and Gangavati MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy within the BJP; a choice he claims was made within the “nation’s curiosity” and to “safe a hat-trick for Prime Minister Narendra Modi” within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

“Modi is our mantra and he’s the true Vishwaguru… I’m joyful to be again house. BJP is in my blood, and nothing provides me extra happiness than returning to the place I actually belong to,” mentioned Reddy in an interview to News18 shortly after his official rejoining ceremony.

Reddy described his choice as “very important for the nation”, aiming to contribute in the direction of the BJP’s success in Karnataka and bolster Prime Minister Modi’s ballot pitch, probably inching nearer to the 400-seat mark within the Lok Sabha.

“My sole goal is to make sure that Modi ji is re-elected for the third time. This time, it is going to be a hat-trick for him. The entire world is trying in the direction of our nation and PM Modi is answerable for this. I need to do my work as a celebration employee and guarantee a stable win for our chief,” he added.

Reddy additionally merged his two-year-old get together, the Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha (KRPP), with the BJP. The KRPP was launched in 2022 after Reddy’s cut up from the saffron get together, severing a political relationship spanning over twenty years.

“I see a really optimistic state of affairs for the BJP within the nation in addition to inside the get together. Sure, I’ve merged my get together as that is the place I’m meant to be,” Reddy mentioned. “I had left the get together because of sure causes. However as we speak, it looks like returning to my mom’s lap, full of love. It doesn’t really feel like I’m re-entering the BJP karyalaya after 13 years.”

Reddy’s homecoming is anticipated to switch his political affect over districts resembling Ballari, Koppal, Chitradurga, and Bagalkote to the BJP, which the get together hopes will enhance electoral prospects within the parliamentary polls.

The center brother of the well-known Reddy trio from Karnataka’s mine-rich Ballari, Janardhana Reddy re-entered lively politics simply earlier than the 2023 Karnataka Meeting elections after a 12-year hiatus. Arrested in a multi-crore unlawful mining case in 2011, Reddy has largely maintained a low profile since his launch on bail in 2015, with a number of court-imposed restrictions.

What stirred controversy in 2018 was Reddy sharing the dais with BS Yediyurappa after which Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan alongside the BJP candidate for Molkalmuru, Sriramulu, throughout the Meeting elections. Sriramulu, a former BJP minister, is an in depth affiliate of the Reddys.

Janardhana Reddy was seen quietly campaigning for Sriramulu whereas sitting in a farmhouse on the outskirts of Chitradurga district just a few kilometres from Ballari, adhering to the court docket ruling of staying away from the Ballari district itself.

The BJP distanced itself from Reddy after his arrest. Requested about Reddy’s affiliation with the get together, then BJP nationwide president Amit Shah had responded: “The BJP has nothing to do with Janardhana Reddy.”

Reddy just lately met Amit Shah, now the Union Dwelling Minister, in New Delhi earlier than his readmission into the BJP.

Clearly, Reddy retains the assist and blessings of senior BJP chief and parliamentary board member BS Yediyurappa, regardless of his revolt in opposition to him in 2009.

“Janardhana Reddy and others have rejoined the BJP, and for my part, it’s a excellent choice that he has taken. This may strengthen our get together,” Yediyurappa remarked.

Addressing claims that he had accused the BJP of betrayal resulting in the formation of his personal get together, Reddy clarified: “I didn’t say that the BJP betrayed me. I mentioned some individuals did, and now all that’s previously. I’m again as a humble employee, with the intent to truthfully work for the BJP.”

Apparently, within the just lately held Rajya Sabha elections, Janardhana Reddy had prolonged his assist to Congress candidate Ajay Maken.

BJP insiders reveal Reddy had been actively speaking with the get together’s central management since December about his curiosity in returning to the fold. He, nonetheless, confronted stiff resistance from sure quarters inside the state and central models of the get together.

Unable to safe a BJP ticket, Reddy had determined to type his personal get together in 2022 and gained the Gangavati seat within the 2023 elections. His spouse Aruna contested on the get together image in Ballari, however misplaced the election.

Having established themselves as profitable iron ore exporters, Reddy, alongside together with his brothers, Karunakara and Somashekhar, discovered their political calling within the early Nineteen Nineties when senior BJP chief Sushma Swaraj contested from the Ballari Lok Sabha seat in 1999 in opposition to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. On the time, Ballari, identified earlier as Bellary, was a Congress stronghold, posing a problem to Swaraj.

The Reddy brothers, sons of a police constable, labored tirelessly for Swaraj, whom they affectionately referred to as ‘thayee’ (mom in Kannada), to make sure a win.

Although Swaraj misplaced, her political marketing campaign had impressed many in Ballari. Janardhana Reddy’s involvement paved the way in which for the brothers to take management of the area, and the mining household performed a pivotal function in constructing the BJP from floor zero, including a major variety of seats to the get together kitty.

Janardhana Reddy, identified for his opulent way of life, together with proudly owning a fleet of luxurious vehicles and a helicopter, had confronted extreme backlash when he hosted a lavish marriage ceremony allegedly value Rs 500 crore for his daughter Brahmani on the peak of demonetization in 2016.

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