Senior congress leaders including PB Chandra Gowda and L R Shivarama Gowda joined BJP in the presence of senior leaders such as Ananta Kumar and BJP state president Sadanda Gowda.

DB Gowda may contest from Bangalore north on BJP ticket.

Meanwhile Congress leader Janardhan Pujari and BJP's CP Yogeswar filed their nominations.u00a0u00a0

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