Karnataka news: Ex-CM Jagadish Shettar returns to BJP, 9 months after switching to Congress Karnataka's former chief minister Jagdish Shettar rejoined the Bhartiya Janata Party, 9 months after switching to the Congress. The 68-year-old Shettar, a staunch RSS man and a senior BJP leader, switched to the grand old party after he was denied a ticket during the 2023 assembly election.