Congress starts 46-day consultation process for selecting president of Dakshina Kannada district unit
The Congress party has initiated a 46-day process to select a new president for the Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee. The selection committee will consult with local party members and civilians before submitting a final list of candidates to the AICC.
Why it matters
This internal organizational change reflects the party's efforts to restructure leadership at the district level in India.
The Congress will begin a 46-day process for selecting the new president for Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee. Incumbent and former MLC K. Harish Kumar’s five-year term has ended.
Talking to reporters in Mangaluru on July 27, Mr. Kumar said the party has initiated the process for selecting presidents for its 31 district units. He, and other incumbents, who have finished their five-year term in the post, are not allowed by the party’s rules to file nomination for the post of district president.
Interested party workers can file their nomination before the four-member party committee comprising former MP Jayaprakash Hegde, Udupi District Congress President Veronica Cornelio, party workers Satish and Shivanand. MLA from Kerala’s Kozhikode (North) Assembly constituency, K. Jayanath, has been nominated by the AICC as observer for the process.
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