Former Karnataka Chief Minister Shri S M Krishna joined the BJP in the presence of BJP National President Shri Amit Shah and flanked by Union Ministers Shri Ananth Kumar, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Shri Ramesh Jigajinagi, former Karnataka Home Minister Shri R. Ashok and BJP General Secretary and Karnataka In-Charge Shri Muralidhar Rao on 22 March, 2017 at BJP Central headquarters in New Delhi.
Shri Krishna said that a great new India is emerging in front of me under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and with the able assistance of BJP National President Shri Amit Shah. He further added that, “as a former Foreign Minister I was aware of the jealousy with which India is being watched by other countries as it emerges and re-emerges.” But it’s a matter of satisfaction that now the country is in safe hands of PM Shri Modi.