Kharge Appears Again On Missed CM Alternative: ‘Labored Exhausting For five Years, Efforts Went In Useless’
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Mallikarjun Kharge was disillusioned about lacking the Karnataka CM place in 1999 regardless of his efforts as Congress Legislative Get together chief.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge | File Picture/PTI
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday publicly expressed his disappointment over lacking the Karnataka Chief Minister’s place in 1999.
Whereas talking at an occasion in Bengaluru’s Vijayapura, he recounted his efforts because the Congress Legislative Get together (CLP) chief to convey the get together to energy in 1999 solely to see SM Krishna change into the chief minister as a substitute.
“I grew to become Congress Legislature Get together Chief and tried my greatest and our get together got here to energy. Nonetheless, SM Krishna, who joined us simply 4 months in the past, was made the Chief Minister,” he stated.
Kharge additional lamented that every one his efforts went in in useless. “I had labored laborious for five years. It’s best to by no means have greed in your coronary heart, if you happen to do then you definately gained’t get what you need,” he added, reflecting on the flip of occasions.
“The service I rendered went in useless, Swamiji,” Kharge expressed to go of the Belimatha Mahasamsthana (Beli Mutt), who was current on the occasion, reiterating that his laborious work at the moment felt wasted.
Kharge additional highlighted his political journey from a block president to the AICC president, emphasising that he by no means pursued energy however slightly it got here to him naturally.
In the meantime, State Minister HK Patil kept away from commenting on Kharge’s remarks saying that he hasn’t heard his speech. Nonetheless, Patil talked about his personal expertise as a frontrunner of the opposition.
“I used to be additionally a frontrunner of the opposition. He was the chief of the opposition within the Meeting. I used to be the chief of the opposition within the Legislative Council 3 times. We simply do our service,” he stated.
SM Krishna grew to become the Chief Minister of Karnataka in October 1999 following a decisive victory for the grand-old-party within the elections. As Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president, he spearheaded the get together’s marketing campaign.
The 1999 meeting elections noticed the Congress safe a big majority, profitable 132 out of 224 seats. This robust mandate allowed Krishna to imagine the highest submit, a place he held till Might 2004.
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