<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Former Karnataka MLA Mahima Patel, son of former chief minister J H Patel, joined the Janata Dal (United) here on Sunday in the presence of party's national president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Patel was inducted into the JD(U) in the presence of Kumar, party's national general secretary K C Tyagi and its state unit president Bashishtha Narayan Singh, among others.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Speaking on the occasion, Patel said he will lead the party in Karnataka and work towards providing it with a "strong base" in the southern state.</p>
<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Former Karnataka MLA Mahima Patel, son of former chief minister J H Patel, joined the Janata Dal (United) here on Sunday in the presence of party's national president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Patel was inducted into the JD(U) in the presence of Kumar, party's national general secretary K C Tyagi and its state unit president Bashishtha Narayan Singh, among others.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Speaking on the occasion, Patel said he will lead the party in Karnataka and work towards providing it with a "strong base" in the southern state.</p>