BJP: Karnataka: Didn’t say I would join BJP, said Sumalatha Ambareesh. Mysuru News – Times of India

Mandya: Sumalata AmbareeshThe Independent MP from Mandya region on Thursday rubbished rumors that he was on the verge of joining BJP, Though she did not use her name, Revenue Minister R Ashoka had indicated on Wednesday that she would join.
Speaking to reporters in Maddur, Sumalatha said that she has not discussed the issue with any BJP functionary. “There’s no need for me to join” team Now,” said Sumalatha. “I never said that I would join the BJP. It is true that I met BJP leadersBut these meetings were to discuss development issues. ,
indicating that there are no Election Sometime in the near future, he said: “BJP minister CN Ashwath Narayan and other BJP functionaries invited me to join their party, but, as of now, there is no need for me to join the BJP. I will continue as an independent MP.”
The actor-politician said that she will take the opinion of her supporters and voters if she joins the BJP. “I haven’t called on it yet,” she said. Asked whether her son Abhishek would contest the assembly elections from Maddur constituency next year, Sumalatha said she was free to decide her future. “We did not ask him to join cinema or politics. He is free to make his own decisions,” she said.