Though Siddaramiah had been pushing former Minister C M Ibrahim as party leader in the Legislative Council, the party opted for Hariprasad. Shivakumar, who has been aggressively pushing the party Delhi brass to give party posts to old-timers instead of newcomers, seems to have succeeded in keeping Siddaramaiah's loyalists away from any key posts.Īlso Read | Meeting between Anand Singh, Shivakumar sparks speculationįor the past few days, the party made several appointments like B K Hariprasad as Leader of the party in Karnataka Legislative Council, Prakash Rathod as the chief whip, K Govindraj as the Congress Deputy Leader of Legislative Council, U T Khader as Deputy Leader in Legislative Assembly, and M B Patil as Campaign Committee head. The appointments made by the party top brass for the past few days clearly indicate that Shivakumar is virtually gaining the upper hand in the organisation against Siddaramaiah. Amid a cold war between former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Pradesh Congress president D K Shivakumar, the Congress high command is giving preference to old-timers instead of newcomers in appointing party leaders to different posts.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |