The leaders, who held a meeting in a hotel in Bangalore on Saturday, have resolved to appeal AICC president Sonia Gandhi to appoint a dalit leader for the post.
The meeting was held under the leadership of former minister G Parameshwar, who is also a contender for the post. Others who attended the meeting are V Srinivas Prasad, H C Mahadevappa, N Y Hanumanthappa, H Hanumanthappa, Prakash Rathod, L Hanumanthaiah and others attended the meeting.
A couple of days ago Lingayat leaders of the Congress had held a similar meeting.
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