Karnataka: Former minister Kumar Bangarappa joins BJP

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Mar 03, 2017: Congress leader and former Karnataka minister Kumar Bangarappa on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The son of former CM Sarekoppa Bangarappa, Kumar was a former minister in S M Krishna’s cabinet. Earlier, a report by The Hindu said that Kumar was “frustrated with the ill-treatment” meted out to him in the ruling party and wanted the switch to BJP.

Kumar is a Kannada, Telugu and English film actor better known as the work of the late 80’s and 90’s.