<p>The State Congress on Friday appointed four senior Cabinet ministers as in charge of the three Assembly constituencies where byelections are scheduled to be held on August 21. <br /><br /></p>.<p>PWD Minister H C Mahadevappa and Energy Minister D K Shivakumar have been made in charge of Shikaripura and Bellary Rural respectively. Rural Development Minister H K Patil and Water Resources Minister M B Patil have been made in charge of Chikodi-Sadalga. <br /><br />The party has also decided to appoint party legislators as taluk-level observers in these constituencies. A decision to this effect was taken at KPCC office-bearers’ meeting chaired by State party president G Parameshwara. The meeting discussed about the party’s strategy for the bypolls.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the party high command has approved names of N Y Gopalakrishna, Ganesh Hukkeri and H S Shantaveerappa Gowda as candidates for Bellary Rural, Chikodi-Sadalga and Shikaripura, respectively.</p>
<p>The State Congress on Friday appointed four senior Cabinet ministers as in charge of the three Assembly constituencies where byelections are scheduled to be held on August 21. <br /><br /></p>.<p>PWD Minister H C Mahadevappa and Energy Minister D K Shivakumar have been made in charge of Shikaripura and Bellary Rural respectively. Rural Development Minister H K Patil and Water Resources Minister M B Patil have been made in charge of Chikodi-Sadalga. <br /><br />The party has also decided to appoint party legislators as taluk-level observers in these constituencies. A decision to this effect was taken at KPCC office-bearers’ meeting chaired by State party president G Parameshwara. The meeting discussed about the party’s strategy for the bypolls.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the party high command has approved names of N Y Gopalakrishna, Ganesh Hukkeri and H S Shantaveerappa Gowda as candidates for Bellary Rural, Chikodi-Sadalga and Shikaripura, respectively.</p>
