Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, commonly known as KPCC is the unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Karnataka. Its head office is situated at the Congress Bhawan, Queens Road, Bangalore (Bengaluru).
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಪ್ರದೇಶ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಸಮಿತಿ | |
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| President | D. K. Shivakumar (President) Eshwara Khandre (Working President) Sathish Jarakiholi (Working President) (Working President) |
| Parliamentary Chairperson | Sonia Gandhi |
| Founded | 28 December 1885 |
| Headquarters | Congress Bhawan, Queens Road, Bangalore |
| Newspaper | Congress Sandesh |
| Student wing | Karnataka State NSUI |
| Youth wing | Karnataka State Indian Youth Congress |
| Women's wing | Karnataka State Mahila Congress |
| Labour wing | Karnataka State INTUC |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism Gandhian socialism Nationalism Internal factions: • Social liberalism • Social conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-left[1] |
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| ECI Status | National Party[2] |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 28
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 7 / 13 [3]
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| Seats in | 68 / 225 (Karnataka Legislative Assembly)
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Frontal Organisation Chiefs of KPCC[4]
| # | Name of the Organisation | Name of the President | Name of the Vice President |
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| 01 | KPCC Presidents | D. K. Shivakumar | Eshwar Khandre
Satish Jarkiholi Saleem Ahmed |
| 02 | Youth Congress | Basana Gouda Badarli | NIL |
| 03 | Mahila Congress | Pushpa amarnath | NIL |
| 04 | NSUI | Manjunath H. S. | NIL |
| 05 | Sevadal | Bhima Shankar Vatanadar | NIL |
| 06 | INTUC | Shantha Kumar | NIL |
Prominent Members
- D. K. Shivakumar, Former minister of energy, Former minister for water resources of Karnataka, Former minister for Medical education and Current President of KPCC.
- Mallikarjun Kharge, Former Union Cabinet minister for railways, Former leader of Congress in the parliament.
- Siddaramaiah, former Chief minister of Karnataka, Former Deputy Chief minister of Karnataka, Former Finance minister of Karnataka.
- G. Parameshwara, Former Deputy Chief minister of Karnataka, Former Home minister of Karnataka, Former President of KPCC.
- Veerappa Moily, Former Chief Minister of Karnataka, Former Union Cabinet minister.
- Dinesh Gundu Rao, Former President of KPCC, Former minister for Food and Civil Supplies.
Former KPCC Presidents[5]
| # | Name of the President | Period | Duration |
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| 01 | D. Devaraj Urs | 1970-1972 | 2 |
| 02 | K. H. Ranganath | 1972-1974 | 2 |
| 03 | K. H. Patil | 1974-Jan 1977 | 5 |
| 04 | S. B. Nagral[6] | Jan 1977-Jul 1977 | 1 |
| 05 | K. H. Patil | Jul 1977-1979 | 5 |
| 06 | S. Bangarappa | 1979-1980 | 2 |
| 07 | K. H. Rathod | 1980-1983 | 3 |
| 08 | K. H. Patil | 1983-1985 | 3 |
| 09 | K. H. Ranganath | 1985-1986 | 2 |
| 10 | Oscar Fernandes | 1986-1987 | 2 |
| 11 | Janardhana Poojary | 1987-1988 | 2 |
| 12 | Veerendra Patil | 1988-1989 | 2 |
| 13 | Oscar Fernandes | 1989-1992 | 4 |
| 14 | V. Krishna Rao | 1992-1995 | 4 |
| 15 | D. K. Naiker | 1995-1996 | 2 |
| 16 | Dharam Singh | 1996-1999 | 4 |
| 17 | S. M. Krishna | 1999-2000 | 2 |
| 18 | V. S. Koujalgi | 2000-2001 | 2 |
| 19 | Allum Veerabhadrappa | 2001-2003 | 3 |
| 20 | Janardhan Poojary | 2003-2005 | 3 |
| 21 | Mallikarjun Kharge | 2005-2008 | 4 |
| 22 | R. V. Deshpande | 2008-2010 | 3 |
| 23 | Dr G. Parameshwara | 2010-2018 | 8 |
| 24 | Dinesh Gundu Rao | 2018-2020 | 2 |
References
- "Indian National Congress – about INC, history, symbol, leaders and more". Elections.in. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- "Rajya Sabha Official Website". 21 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- http://www.karnatakapcc.com/frontal-organization/#
- "Former President's | KARNATAKA PRADESH CONGRESS COMMITTEE". www.karnatakapcc.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- https://books.google.de/books?id=SXtDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA484&lpg=PA484&dq=dk+naikar&source=bl&ots=JH_9HycXjF&sig=ACfU3U2YYRO01o0CwDabdyVkTC6WYT89sw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRkZeN7pfqAhWR5KQKHe1YCUgQ6AEwA3oECA4QAQ#v=snippet&q=dk%20naikar&f=false Devaraj Urs cabinet
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