The Congress Legislature Party on Sunday unanimously resolved that AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge was authorised to appoint the new Leader of the Congress Legislature Party in the state.

The resolution came a day after the party registered sweeping victory in the Karnataka Assembly polls winning 135 of the 224 seats in the state.

The party MLAs met in the state capital on Sunday evening to elect the Legislature Party Leader who will also be the next CM of the state.

KPCC DK Shivakumar, and former CM Siddaramaiah had emerged as the forerunner for the post ahead of the elections while a few other leaders had also expressed their desire to be the CM of the state.

"The Congress Legislature Party unanimously resolves that AICC President is hereby authorised to appoint the new Leader of the Congress Legislature Party," the resolution issued by the party stated.

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