Bengaluru : Sixty-six-year old V Dhananjaya Kumar, a former BJP Union minister, and a loyalist of the former chief minister and BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa, joined the Congress in the city on Thursday.

Dhananjaya Kumar, met AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi during the latter’s visit to Bengaluru, a few days ago, and expressed willingness to join the party.

He joined the Congress in the presence of KPCC president Dr G Parameshwar and working president Dinesh Gundu Rao at the party office, here.