Bengaluru: JD (S) leaders D. M. Vishwanath of Kanakapura and Radhakrishna of Mandya left the party and joined Congress party on Monday January 9.
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D. K. Shivakumar welcomed them into the party by giving them the party flag.
Vishwanath had earlier contested against Shivakumar in Kanakapura on a JD (S) ticket, but he was defeated. Radhakrishna was an aspirant for the JD (S) ticket at the Mandya constituency.