<p>Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president G Parameshwara on Sunday said that senior leaders V Srinivas Prasad and Jayaprakash Hegde’s decision to quit the party will not have any bearing on the Congress. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Congress will find an able leader to contest the ensuing byelection to the Nanjungud Assembly constituency, which fell vacant following former minister Prasad’s resignation as a Congress MLA a few months ago, the KPCC chief told journalists who sought his reaction to Prasad quitting the Congress. <br /><br />Prasad, a prominent Dalit leader in Mysuru, is scheduled to join the BJP in Bengaluru on Monday. <br /><br />He quit the Congress after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dropped him from the Cabinet a few months ago. Former Congress MP from Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Jayaprakash Hegde is also planning to join the BJP. <br /><br />Congress candidate <br /><br />Parameshwara said that the Congress high command has appointed observers to shortlist candidates for the Nanjangud bypoll. <br /><br />The party will soon finalise the candidate. Besides, the party in the state has begun the process of appointing new office-bearers of the KPCC and the district units, he added. <br /><br />Parameshwara, who is also the Home Minister, described as ‘routine administrative exercise’ the government’s decision to transfer many senior IPS officers and appoint a new chief to the Anti-Corruption Bureau. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president G Parameshwara on Sunday said that senior leaders V Srinivas Prasad and Jayaprakash Hegde’s decision to quit the party will not have any bearing on the Congress. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Congress will find an able leader to contest the ensuing byelection to the Nanjungud Assembly constituency, which fell vacant following former minister Prasad’s resignation as a Congress MLA a few months ago, the KPCC chief told journalists who sought his reaction to Prasad quitting the Congress. <br /><br />Prasad, a prominent Dalit leader in Mysuru, is scheduled to join the BJP in Bengaluru on Monday. <br /><br />He quit the Congress after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dropped him from the Cabinet a few months ago. Former Congress MP from Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Jayaprakash Hegde is also planning to join the BJP. <br /><br />Congress candidate <br /><br />Parameshwara said that the Congress high command has appointed observers to shortlist candidates for the Nanjangud bypoll. <br /><br />The party will soon finalise the candidate. Besides, the party in the state has begun the process of appointing new office-bearers of the KPCC and the district units, he added. <br /><br />Parameshwara, who is also the Home Minister, described as ‘routine administrative exercise’ the government’s decision to transfer many senior IPS officers and appoint a new chief to the Anti-Corruption Bureau. <br /><br /></p>
