Independent MP from Mandya, Sumalatha Ambareesh, ended the suspense on Friday by pledging allegiance to BJP. While Sumalatha is unlikely to contest assembly polls — unless she resigns from the Lok Sabha, she technically cannot join BJP as it would be a violation of the antidefection law — her support ahead of assembly elections will boost BJP in the Old Mysuru region where BJP has little to no support on the ground. Independent MP from Mandya, Sumalatha Ambareesh, ended the suspense on Friday by pledging allegiance to BJP. While Sumalatha is unlikely to contest assembly polls — unless she resigns from the Lok Sabha, she technically cannot join BJP as it would be a violation of the antidefection law — her support ahead of assembly elections will boost BJP in the Old Mysuru region where BJP has little to no support on the ground.
