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CLP Meeting: Observers To Talk With MLAs, Party High Commands To Decide On New Karnataka CM Soon — Top Points

Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said that the three observers will meet with the MLAs one-by-one to know their individual opinions which will be communicated to party high command.

Congress legislators in today's meeting in Bengaluru unanimously decided to authorise All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge to decide on the name for next Karnataka chief minister. The resolution was moved by Siddaramaiah and was approved by 135 MLAs including DK Shivakumar. Speaking at a media briefing following the meeting, party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said,"Siddaramaiah moved a single line resolution authorising the AICC president to appoint a new leader of the Congress legislature party. 135 MLAs unanimously approved that resolution." 

The meeting started at around 8 pm today at Bengaluru's Shangri-La hotel and was attended by 135 newly elected MLAs. Sushil Kumar Shinde (former Maharashtra Chief Minister), Jitendra Singh (All IndiaCC GS), and Deepak Babaria (former AICC GS) also attened the meeting as observers, appointed by party president Mallikarjun Kharge. 

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Here are the top points from the today's CLP meet. 

  • Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said that the three observers will meet with the MLAs one-by-one to know their individual opinions. 
  • Venugopal said that the process of taking the individual opinions by the observers will get completed by tonight itself.
  • The unanimous decision to authorise Kharge was communicated by Venugopal to the party president after which the latter instructed Venugopal that the three senior observers must take individual opinions of each legislature and convey them to the high command.
  • Venugopal said that the party high command will take a decision on new Karnataka CM "very soon". 
  • "The process of taking opinion of the MLAs (by the three observers) and conveying it to the AICC President will be completed tonight itself. The Congress high command will then take a decision very soon," said Venugopal while talking to mediapersons after the meeting.  
  • As per sources, DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah, the two front-runners in the race for the next Karnataka CM will visit New Delhi to meet with party high command.  
  • While the two leaders were attending the meeting, their supporters gathered outside the meeting venue and shouted slogans in support of the leaders. 
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