Suresh: DKS not in hurry or under pressure to become CM

Satish, an aspirant, says change is the need of the hour in state unit

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE

EVEN as the dust over the change in leadership in Karnataka has hardly settled, another storm seems to be brewing in the state Congress, with several leaders demanding that the high command appoint a new president to the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has been heading the state Congress since 2020.

Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi said that the KPCC president must be changed. A strong aspirant for the post, Satish said, "There needs to be a change in the KPCC top ranks. We have said this many times. There is no need to keep repeating it. The Congress high command is observing everything. The leadership will take an appropriate decision."

On his meeting with AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and a few other ministers in Bengaluru on Thursday, Satish said, "I have already spoken about the meeting. We met over lunch, and there was nothing other than that. We have met Kharge earlier too. We meet him from time to time. He is the party president, so we are bound to meet him," he added.

When asked whether the possible change of guard in KPCC was discussed at the meeting, Satish said, "There was no discussion on it. The high command will take a call at the right time."