<p>Janata Dal (S) rebel MLA K Srinivas Gowda Wednesday met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and expressed his willingness to join the party.</p>.<p>JD(S) suspended Gowda on charges of violating party whip during the recently held Rajya Sabha elections by voting for Congress.</p>.<p>Former Mulbagal MLA Kothur Manjunath and former Chintamani MLA M C Sudhakar joined Congress. These leaders met Rahul along with Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah and Pradesh Congress president D K Shivakumar on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Kolar district leaders, former Minister K R Ramesh Kumar, Congress MLAs Shivashankar Reddy, K Y Nanje Gowda and MLC Anil Kumar were also present. However, former Union Minister K H Muniyappa, who was in Delhi, did not attend the event when other political leaders from his district joined Congerss.</p>
<p>Janata Dal (S) rebel MLA K Srinivas Gowda Wednesday met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and expressed his willingness to join the party.</p>.<p>JD(S) suspended Gowda on charges of violating party whip during the recently held Rajya Sabha elections by voting for Congress.</p>.<p>Former Mulbagal MLA Kothur Manjunath and former Chintamani MLA M C Sudhakar joined Congress. These leaders met Rahul along with Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah and Pradesh Congress president D K Shivakumar on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Kolar district leaders, former Minister K R Ramesh Kumar, Congress MLAs Shivashankar Reddy, K Y Nanje Gowda and MLC Anil Kumar were also present. However, former Union Minister K H Muniyappa, who was in Delhi, did not attend the event when other political leaders from his district joined Congerss.</p>
