Shivakumar takes over as KPCC chief

Bengaluru, July 2: D. K. Shivakumar on Thursday officially took charge as president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee after over three months since he was appointed to the post.

Called “Pratijna Dina”, the function to mark the official takeover of Mr Shivakumar as chief, along with Eshwar Khandre, Salim Ahmed and Satish Jarkiholi as working presidents of KPCC, is said to have been digitally witnessed by lakhs of people from over 15,000 places.

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Bengaluru,

July 2: D.K. Shivakumar officially took charge as president o f Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee after over three months since he was appointed to the post.

Called “Pratijna Dina”, the function to mark the official take-over of Shivakumar as president, along with Eshwar Khandre, Salim Ahmed and Satish Jarkiholi as working presidents of KPCC, is said to have been digitally witnessed by lakhs of people from over 15,000 places.

Following the restrictions in place to control the spread of coronavirus, the ceremony was organised at the party’s new office building in the presence of select invitees at the venue.

Aimed at mobilising the party leaders and cadre, arrangements were made at panchayat and ward-level across the state to see to that they are part of the function through live telecast on TV channels, Zoom, YouTube and social media.

The official take-over saw immediate past president Dinesh Gundu Rao handing over the Congress flag to Shivakumar, and this was followed by party workers across locations, who were digitally watching the function, taking oath and reading the preamble of the Constitution.

The ceremony was held on Thursday after it was postponed thrice due to COVID-19 related restrictions in place.

The Congress high command had on March 11 appointed Mr Shivakumar, a six-time MLA, known to be the Congress’s chief troubleshooter in crisis situations, replacing Dinesh Gundu Rao as the KPCC chief.