<p>All eyes are now on the Congress high command as it is yet to accept the resignations of Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah and KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao.</p>.<p>While hopefuls for the posts have continued lobbying, sources indicate that new appointments will be made only after former chief minister Siddaramaiah’s meeting with the leadership.</p>.<p>Senior leaders of the party, while urging the high command to accept the resignations, have also sought that a new CLP leader and a new KPCC president be appointed soon.</p>.<p>Party troubleshooter D K Shivakumar, who has remained in Delhi after the ‘Bharat Bachao’ rally, is hopeful of bagging the KPCC president post and is expected to meet senior leaders on Monday.</p>.<p>Similarly, former union minister K H Muniyappa is camping in Delhi and along with Shivakumar met AICC general secretary and Karnataka incharge K C Venugopal over the appointments.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the Congress is looking at a leader with a formidable caste backing as it is aware that it will be difficult to organise the party sans Siddaramaiah.</p>.<p>In case Shivakumar, a Vokkaliga is made the KPCC president, Lingayat leader M B Patil and former deputy chief minister G Parameshwara will be the favourites to be the CLP leader, sources said. </p>
<p>All eyes are now on the Congress high command as it is yet to accept the resignations of Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah and KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao.</p>.<p>While hopefuls for the posts have continued lobbying, sources indicate that new appointments will be made only after former chief minister Siddaramaiah’s meeting with the leadership.</p>.<p>Senior leaders of the party, while urging the high command to accept the resignations, have also sought that a new CLP leader and a new KPCC president be appointed soon.</p>.<p>Party troubleshooter D K Shivakumar, who has remained in Delhi after the ‘Bharat Bachao’ rally, is hopeful of bagging the KPCC president post and is expected to meet senior leaders on Monday.</p>.<p>Similarly, former union minister K H Muniyappa is camping in Delhi and along with Shivakumar met AICC general secretary and Karnataka incharge K C Venugopal over the appointments.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the Congress is looking at a leader with a formidable caste backing as it is aware that it will be difficult to organise the party sans Siddaramaiah.</p>.<p>In case Shivakumar, a Vokkaliga is made the KPCC president, Lingayat leader M B Patil and former deputy chief minister G Parameshwara will be the favourites to be the CLP leader, sources said. </p>
