Srirangapatna MLA quits Assembly

Bengaluru: Soon as the Rajya Sabha polls for four seats from the State concluded yesterday, JD(S) rebel MLA from Srirangapatna, Ramesh Babu Bandi Siddegowda resigned his Assembly membership. Ramesh Babu, a rebel JD(S) MLA who turned against the party leadership after the 2016 Rajya Sabha polls, is all set to join the Congress in the presence of AICC President Rahul Gandhi at a rally in Srirangapatna tomorrow. Meanwhile, Nagamangala MLA Cheluvarayaswamy, who is leading the group of seven rebel JD(S) MLAs, said on Friday that other rebel MLAs will decide on quitting their Assembly membership in a couple of days.