Karnataka: Congress eyes Basavaraj Horatti’s chair in Legislative Council

Bengaluru: The Congress is planning to have its members elected as the chairperson and deputy chairperson of the Legislative Council, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Thursday. Shivakumar, who is also Karnataka Congress president, held talks with party MLCs. 

Senior lawmaker Basavaraj Horatti of the BJP is the current Legislative Council chairperson. In the 75-member Council, the Congress has 37, BJP has 30, JD(S) seven and one Independent 

“MLCs requested me that there should be a chairperson from the party,” Shivakumar said. “Also, Gayathri Shanthegowda has won her case (challenging the election of M  Pranesh as deputy chairperson),” he added.