Udupi: Udupi district BJP president Kuilady Suresh Nayak on Friday said that the final decision over Congress leader Pramod Madhvaraj’s migration to BJP will be taken by the BJP state president.

Addressing a press conference at Hotel Kidiyur here, he said that the party members have mulled over in this regard and have passed on their opinion to the state president.

However, he clarified that the party members will stand with the decision of the state president whatsoever.

Further, he said that there has been no information regarding Karkala Congress leader Muniyalu Udaya Kumar Shetty joining the party (BJP).

“BJP welcomes anyone who believes in the party ideology. Be it Pramod Madhvaraj or anyone else, members make the party powerful when they believe in its ideology,” he said.

When asked whether BJP will turn out to be the new Congress since Congress leaders have been joining the party lately, he said that BJP will never become Congress.

“BJP was founded based on a strong ideology. No leader can grow beyond the confines of this ideology. Our party will never give in to a person or a family,” he added.

Now that the district BJP has green-signaled Madhvaraj’s joining into the party, the 8-year anticipation in this regard has finally come to a close.

There are chances that Madhvaraj will join the party in the presence of senior BJP leaders in Bengaluru, according to BJP sources.

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Mumbai (PTI): Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is doing "absolutely fine", his family said Wednesday after media reports said he was hospitalised after suffering a heart attack.

The family did not confirm or refer to the heart attack, but said he had gone to the hospital for a routine medical check up.

"Mr. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is doing absolutely fine. He has gone in for a routine medical check-up and there is no cause for concern. We sincerely appreciate the love, care, and concern shown by everyone. Thank you for your continued support and warm wishes."

A segment of the media said Bhansali suffered a heart attack on his 63rd birthday on Tuesday and was rushed to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital.

The filmmaker, known for big scale dramas such as "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam", "Devdas", "Bajirao Mastani" and OTT series "Heeramandi", is currently working on his next theatrical, "Love and War".

It is a period romance starring Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal.