Karnataka power tussle | Mallikarjun Kharge as CM? We’ll welcome it, says HM G Parameshwara

'If he (Kharge) becomes (the CM) we will be very happy, because he is a senior politician with a lot of experience,' said G Parameshwara.

Bengaluru: Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said everyone in the governing Congress will welcome AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge becoming the chief minister.

"If he (Kharge) becomes (the CM) we will be very happy, because he is a senior politician with a lot of experience. If he becomes CM, we will all welcome it," Parameshwara told reporters in response to a question whether Kharge himself desired the CM's post.

On senior Congress MLA K N Rajanna's statement demanding a 'Dalit CM', Parameshwara, also a Dalit, said: "Let's not speak about it. I don't want to unnecessarily get into that. Without knowing things, let's not comment on them."