Former Minister Eshwarappa declines invite from Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena party

Former Minister K.S. Eshwarappa received an invitation from Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party, a National Democratic Alliance ally, but declined the offer. The representative of the Jana Sena Party visited him and invited him to join, promising to make him the party's in-charge in the State. Eshwarappa, a BJP loyalist, stated that he would not join any party other than the BJP.

He emphasized that the BJP was his first party and that he never considered joining any other party. Eshwarappa affirmed that if he could not return to the BJP, he would contest the next elections as an independent and win, with the party automatically welcoming him back into its fold. He also mentioned that talks on his return to the BJP were ongoing.