The Congress high command appears to be taking no possibilities with Karnataka and is carefully considering candidates from all castes for the appointment of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president’s post. A choice on this has actually been postponed for nearly two months.
On the other hand, leaving no stone unturned, seers, leaders and legislators of Karnataka’s two dominant castes– Lingayats and Vokkaligas– are lobbying difficult to get the celebration’s sought after post in the State considering that the resignation of incumbent KPCC chief Dinesh Gundu Rao, MLA and former Minister, who took the choice after the party’s ordeal in the Assembly bypolls.
Considering that the party’s future potential customers in the State largely depends upon the Congress president and the stature of the individual selected to fill the post, the main leaders of the party are weighing all alternatives, especially the caste combination, in the choice.
The Vokkaliga neighborhood and its legislators have been putting pressure on the high command to select seven-time MLA and former Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who was the working president throughout 2008-10 when previous Minister R.V. Deshpande was the KPCC president.
S.M. Krishna, ex-Chief Minister who is now with the BJP, was the only Vokk