Congress MLCs K Govindaraj and Naseer Ahmed have been appointed as political secretaries to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. They will enjoy the status of Cabinet ministers, according to a government notification issued on Thursday.
In a separate notification, Congress poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu was appointed as Siddaramaiah's chief advisor. He, too, will enjoy the rank of a Cabinet minister.
Siddaramaiah has picked first-time lawmaker A S Ponnanna as his legal advisor. Ponnanna, a former additional advocate-general, is now the Virajpet MLA.
In a note to Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma, Siddaramaiah has asked for Ponnanna to be given the rank of a Cabinet minister.
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