Congress Lok Sabha election panel meet to be held on Jan 19: DK Shivakumar
Ahead of the high-octane Lok Sabha polls, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday said a meeting of the Lok Sabha election committee will be held on January 19 in Bengaluru followed by a party worker’s convention on January 21 in Mangaluru.
Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence, he said, “The Lok Sabha election committee meeting will be held at Indira Bhavan on January 19 and it will be attended by observers from Delhi. The list of potential candidates given by the district in-charge ministers will be discussed during the meeting as the list of candidates needs to be finalised quickly.”
“Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will attend the Congress party workers’ mega convention in Mangaluru on January 21,” he said.
Asked if the ruling Congress would announce the appointments to boards and corporations, Shivakumar said, “The list of appointments to boards and corporations could be out any moment. There is no question of delaying the appointments. All promises made during elections regarding roles for party workers will be kept.”