Raju Kage, a former BJP MLA from Kagwad in Karnataka, has decided to join the Congress after the BJP refused to give him a ticket for the December 5 by-elections. Nominations for the bypolls have opened, and the ruling BJP is expected to face dissent in several seats. Kage’s move Kage said he had been with the BJP for 15-20 years without its backing, and that with the party firmly deciding against fielding him, he had no option but to contest on a Congress ticket. He lost the 2018 assemblyRead More