Nine CBI cases pending, mining baron Janardhan Reddy returns to BJP fold
Former Karnataka minister G Janardhan Reddy, 57, who is accused in nine CBI cases linked to illegal mining from the 2008-2013 period — when the BJP was in power in the state — made a return to the party on Monday by merging his Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha party with the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.