Siddaramaiah appointed as Leader of Opposition

  • AICC president Sonia Gandhi formally appointed Siddaramaiah as leader of the opposition in the state legislative assembly. 
 
  • Siddaramaiah’s confidante SR Patil was appointed leader of the opposition in the legislative council.
 
  • The decision comes as a huge setback to Siddaramaiah’s adversaries in the party.
 
  • Siddaramaiah now ceases to be a member of the Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making body of the party.
 
  • Factionalism in the Karnataka Congress unit was at the fore during a meeting convened by senior party leader Madhusudan Mistry.
 
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