<p>Dismissing speculation of him joining the Congress, senior BJP leader M P Renukacharya on Friday said that he was a strong BJP ticket aspirant to contest Lok Sabha elections from Davangere constituency.</p>.'Operation Hasta': Ayanur joins Congress, DKS aims to up vote base.<p>After his meetings with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief minister D K Shivakumar here triggered another fresh round of speculation about Congress party’s plans to “scout winnable candidates” to ensure party wins at least 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state.</p>.<p>Renukacharya said: "Today being Varamahalakshmi festival, I met my mentor and BJP veteran B S Yediyurappa to seek his blessings, then I met CM, DCM and Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda to extend my wishes to them on this auspicious day."</p>.<p>The former minister quickly added that he sought their 'support and cooperation' to declare Honnali-Nymati taluk as drought affected. "I may have lost elections, but I continue to fight for my people, so meeting with CM and DCM is nothing wrong...," he said.</p>.<p>Renukacharya said "How does the question of me joining the Congress arise, when I am an aspirant for the BJP ticket to contest Lok Sabha elections? I am still a BJP leader. Meeting the chief minister or his deputy does not mean that I would join the Congress. Media must refrain from spreading such rumours," he said. </p>
<p>Dismissing speculation of him joining the Congress, senior BJP leader M P Renukacharya on Friday said that he was a strong BJP ticket aspirant to contest Lok Sabha elections from Davangere constituency.</p>.'Operation Hasta': Ayanur joins Congress, DKS aims to up vote base.<p>After his meetings with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief minister D K Shivakumar here triggered another fresh round of speculation about Congress party’s plans to “scout winnable candidates” to ensure party wins at least 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state.</p>.<p>Renukacharya said: "Today being Varamahalakshmi festival, I met my mentor and BJP veteran B S Yediyurappa to seek his blessings, then I met CM, DCM and Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda to extend my wishes to them on this auspicious day."</p>.<p>The former minister quickly added that he sought their 'support and cooperation' to declare Honnali-Nymati taluk as drought affected. "I may have lost elections, but I continue to fight for my people, so meeting with CM and DCM is nothing wrong...," he said.</p>.<p>Renukacharya said "How does the question of me joining the Congress arise, when I am an aspirant for the BJP ticket to contest Lok Sabha elections? I am still a BJP leader. Meeting the chief minister or his deputy does not mean that I would join the Congress. Media must refrain from spreading such rumours," he said. </p>