Ahead of the by-elections on 15 Assembly constituencies in the Karnataka, Congress party cleared the name of five party’s functionaries as District Congress President in Karnataka state on Monday.
According to the official press released by the grand old party, the following individuals have been appointed as District Congress president from respective areas.
- SG Nanjaina Math– Bagalkot
- HR Algur– Bijapur
- Amshumanth KP– Chikmagalur
- MK Tajpeer– Chitradurga
- BV Naik– Raichur
The latest appointments come days after Congress leader SR Patil met the party president, Sonia Gandhi at her residence in the national capital. The meeting between the two leaders also saw the presence of MC Venugopal. It can be seen that the party is gearing up for the upcoming by-polls in the state.
Previously on October 9, Congress party had appointed former chief minister Siddaramaiah as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Legislative Assembly. SR Patil was appointed as the Leader of Opposition (LoP ) in the Legislative Council of the state.
Responding to his elevation, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed his happiness and thanked the interim president Sonia Gandhi through a tweeted message. The leader promised to strengthen the party.
I am grateful to Hon. @INCIndia President Smt. Sonia Gandhiji for appointing me as Leader of Opposition of Ktaka Assembly & Leader of CLP. I am honoured by her faith in me. All @INCKarnataka leaders will work to strengthen the party in &expose the failures of @BJP4Karnataka govt.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) October 9, 2019
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