Lawmaker allied with Modi's BJP to return to India to face sexual harassment claims

Prajwal Revanna, a leader of Janata Dal (Secular) party, attends a meeting to form an alliance with India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in Bengaluru, India, March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian lawmaker allied with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party said he will return to India by Friday to face allegations of rape and sexual harassment made against him.

Prajwal Revanna, 33, the grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, is a member of parliament from the Hassan constituency in the southern state of Karnataka.