Gundu Rao 2nd K'taka leader to quit after bypolls

December 09, 2019 16:50

KPCC chief Dinesh Gundu Rao resigns taking moral responsibility for the poor show by the Congress in the Karnataka Assembly bypolls. BJP has secured a comfortable majority in the Karnataka assembly, winning 12 out of 15 seats in the bypolls; Congress wins 2, independent 1.

Gundu Rao is the second Karnatka leader to quit. This afternoon, Siddaramaiah resigned as the Congress Legislative Party leader and Leader of Opposition. He has submitted his resignation to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

"As the leader of the legislative party, I need to respect democracy. I have resigned as the Congress Legislative Party leader. I have submitted my resignation to Sonia GandhiJi. In 15 constituencies, we accept and respect the mandate given by the voters. I have accepted the result," Siddaramaiah told reporters.

He said that he has also resigned as the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly."I have also resigned as the Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly," he said. Siddaramaiah further said that he will be sending a copy of his resignation to senior Congress leader KC Venugopal and the KPCC president.

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