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With the Karnataka Assembly elections approaching, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge appointed BN Chandrappa, a former Lok Sabha member, as the Karnataka

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. With the Karnataka Assembly polls drawing near, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday appointed a fifth working president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee in the form of former Lok Sabha BN Chandrappa. India News | Karnataka Polls: Congress Appoints BN Chandrappa as Fifth Working President in State.

These include power tussle with D.K. Shivakumar and image of being anti-Hindu

Mallikarjun Kharge appointed a fifth working president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee in the form of BN Chandrappa.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP Central Parliamentary Board member B.S. Yediyurappa said on Friday that the party’s candidates for the May 10 Assembly elections would be finalised following consultations with the high command considering the prospective nominee’s ability to win, even as the party is under pressure from the aspirants over giving tickets.

Chandrappas appointment follows the demise of KPCC working president and former MP R Dhruvanarayana.

Hitting out at Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government in Karnataka, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said people of the poll-bound southern state have endured misgovernance in the last four years.

On the discussion table was also the desire expressed by Siddaramaiah to contest from Kolar. Sources said most of the senior leaders were not in favour of him contesting from both Kolar and Varuna. The party has already announced his candidature from Varuna.

Siddaramaiah said, "I am contesting from Varuna assembly constituency as my native village comes under this constituency. This is going to be my last election. I will retire from electoral politics." He further added that he will still be in active politics but won't accept any posts which will be in Delhi.

Karnataka Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday said that his relationship with Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar is cordial and there are no differences between him and Shivakumar.