Ahead of assembly polls, Congress appoints 149 new office-bearers to Karnataka unit

Bengaluru: The Congress on Saturday appointed 149 new office-bearers to the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee as the party gears up for next year’s assembly polls.

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has approved the appointment of 40 vice-presidents and 109 general secretaries to the party, two years after party leader D K Shivakumar took charge as its state unit president.

Caste and regional representation along with a combination of old and new generation leaders has been taken care of in these appointments, party sources said.