Karnataka eagerly awaits Mallikarjun Kharge’s victory

A poster with pics of (left) Kharge and (right) K’taka Cong chief D K Shivakumar in front of party office in Bengaluru, on Monday. Pic/AFP

Karnataka is looking ahead for the victory of Mallikarjun Kharge in the elections to the All India Congress Committee.

Kharge missed the opportunity to become the chief minister of Karnataka in 2004, when JD(S) chose late senior leader Dharam Singh over him to head the coalition government.

He later moved on to national politics and went on to work as the Opposition leader in Parliament. However, Kharge suffered humiliating defeat in his home turf, Kalaburagi district, against BJP candidate in 2018 parliamentary elections. The veteran leader was elected to the Rajya Sabha later.

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Dalits and oppressed classes in the state have special place in their heart for Kharge and hope to see at the helm of affairs in the Congress, a party source said. Insiders in Congress explain that if Kharge emerges victorious in the elections, it would have direct impact on state politics. The equations will also change.

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