Telangana CLP leaves the decision on chief minister to Congress high command
At the first meeting of the CLP, PCC chief A Revanth Reddy moved a one-line resolution authorising the AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge to choose the new CLP leader.
At the first meeting of the CLP, PCC chief A Revanth Reddy moved a one-line resolution authorising the AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge to choose the new CLP leader.
The CM also expressed his gratitude to the Congress High Command for reposing faith in him, pointing out that there were very few people who have become the CM of a state thrice.
According to sources, the Congress top brass has asked Siddaramaiah to contest from his traditional stronghold of Varuna in the Mysuru district, where his son doctor Yatindra Siddaramaiah won in the 2018 Assembly Elections.
Himachal Pradesh Congress Chief Pratibha Singh said that soon the party will be holding a meeting in Chandigarh with all the winning MLAs and party leaders to decide the CM face.
The party to take a final call on whether the powerful OBC leader should be allowed to continue as the CM or be replaced by T.S. Singh Deo, scion of the Surguja royal family.
The four ministers -- Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Charanjit Singh Channi and Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria -- a day earlier said here with the support of at least 20 other Congress legislators their main demand is to 'replace' Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
Hitherto on most occasions, the entire top brass of the Congress leaders would be present to receive him, but on Monday it was just the Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan and Kozhikode party MP M.K. Raghavan were present.
