My Efforts Washed Away, Says Kharge, Unhappy He Was Denied CM's Post In 1999

Veteran Congress leader and AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, who is also a prominent Dalit leader, has expressed displeasure that despite working hard to bring the Congress to power in 1999 in Karnataka, he was denied the post of chief minister.

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"Instead of me, SM Krishna, who had become KPCC president a few months earlier, was made chief minister. All my efforts were washed away," he said. Kharge shared his unhappiness while participating in a programme to recall the contribution of late PG Halakatti and BP Patil, at BLDE College on Sunday.