Mallikarjun Kharge – a senior Congress chief from Karnataka – was declared the brand new Congress president Wednesday after he defeated colleague Shashi Tharoor. Kharge, 80, is the primary non-Gandhi president of the embattled opposition celebration in over 20 years.
Kharge’s victory on the polls – considered as a foregone conclusion as a result of the Rajya Sabha MP is seen because the unofficial candidate of the Gandhi household – means the presidents of the Congress’ principal and youth wings are each from the southern state.
Indian Youth Congress chief Srinivas BV additionally hails from Karnataka. He was appointed IYC chief in 2019 after former president Keshav Chand Yadav resigned. Srinivas was lauded for his response to the Covid pandemic, throughout which era he helped hundreds of individuals.
It is not simply the Congress that has senior management positions crammed by these from Karnataka.
The Bhartiya Janata Celebration, which is in energy within the state, has leaders from Karnataka.
Tejasvi Surya, a MP representing the Bengaluru (South) constituency, is head of the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha. BL Santosh, who hails from Karnataka’s Udupi area, is the BJP’s nationwide common secretary. As well as, former chief minister BS Yediyurappa was included within the celebration’s central parliamentary board in August.
With an meeting election due in Karnataka subsequent 12 months and a common election in 2024, Karnataka does appear to be a key state for each events.