BENGALURU: In an effort to break the "fiefdome" of Lok Sabha Congress opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge , the BJP has yet again inducted another senior Congress loyalist Baburao Chinchansoor ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections .

In a small gathering at the BJP state office, party president BS Yeddyurappa inducted Chinchansur and his wife into the party.

In the gathering was also former Afzalpur five time MLA and another Congress defector Malikayya Guttedar, also hailing from Kalaburgi Lok Sabha constituency .

Soon after the induction, when asked whether Chinchansur is part of the BJP strategy to defeat Kharge in the 2019 elections, Yeddyurappa responded in the affirmative.

"There is no doubt about the fact that Chinchansur will give us the strength of an elephant at the 2019 lok sabha elections. When we field our official candidate, you will find that Kharge would have fought his last election," said Yeddyurappa.

Earlier, Chinchansur stressed upon the point that he is a representative of the backward community of Kolis (fishermen) and claimed that he has backing of one of the major decision making communities in Kalaburgi.

"I have joined the BJP as it was not they or the JD(S) who defeated me at the 2018 assembly elections but the Congress itself out of spite for my popularity in Kalaburgi," said Chinchansur.

The 68 year old politician earlier represented Chittapur constituency in Kalaburgi, before it was tagged as a reserved segment and Kharge's son Priyank Kharge was given the ticket to contest.

He then shifted his candidature to Gurmitkal, which was previously represented by Kharge senior for a record eight times.

During the reshuffle of the previous Congress government, Chinchansur was dropped which led to a bad blood between him and the Kharges.

He lost the 2018 elections to JD(S) Naganagouda Kandakur, ending the Congress reign of 51 years in the constituency.

At the party joining event was union minister of state for food processing Sadhavi Niranjan Jyothi who hoped that Chinchansur will help in a decisive victory for the BJP at the Lok Sabha polls.

