Puttur, October 7: B Nagaraj Shetty, Former Minister, who recently joined JDS, has been makin attempts to bring Puttur MLA Mallika Prasad to JDS fold, it is learnt.
BJP being a divided house in Puttur with one group favouring Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and the other on the side of his successor D V Sadananda Gowda, the JDS is trying to woo the BJP activists from the Yeddyurappa group, sources said.
Mr. Shetty met Ms. Prasad, who is associated with the Yeddyurappa faction, and held a discussion with regard to her joining JDS, it is learnt.
Mr. Shetty's visit and inviting of Ms. Prasad to JDS, who happens to be the spouse of a Sangh Parivar leader as well, has raised quite a few eyebrows in the region, giving an indication that all is not well within the BJP.
With chances of Mr.Yeddyurappa forming a new party getting stronger, the JDS is trying to trap as many BJP men as possible before that happens, it is said.
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