Rebel Cong MLA, who joined BJP, and his wife get ₹185 cr richer in 18 months

Karnataka's MTB Nagaraju, a disqualified Congress rebel MLA, and his wife Shanthakumari got richer by ₹185.7 crore in 18 months, his latest affidavit shows. The Hoskote BJP candidate and his wife declared assets worth ₹1201.5 crore, a 15.5% increase from May 2018. Interestingly, there were 53 deposits into his accounts between August 2 and 7 amounting to over ₹48 crore.