Cong expels Bangarappa, son

The expulsion of father-son duo for six years came a day after Bangarappa formally resigned from the party and gave ample indications of gravitating towards BJP. It came on the day his actor-turned-politician son Kumar Bangarappa resigned from the S.M. Krishna government and the party following his father.

Poojary said the Congress would 8216;8216;expose8217;8217; Bangarappa and slammed the BJP for 8216;8216;embracing8217;8217; Bangarappa whom it had described as the 8216;8216;most corrupt CM in the country8217;8217;. The KPCC chief said it was 8216;8216;sheer height of arrogance8217;8217; on the part of Bangarappa to talk of 8216;8216;finishing the Congress8217;8217;. 8216;8216;The BJP has cast a big net and he is caught,8217;8217; he said.