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R. Murthy continues as City Congress President

September 11, 2026

District Congress gets new President

Mysuru: In an overhaul of the District Party Units, the AICC on Wednesday announced a new list of District Congress Presidents for 35 organisational districts in Karnataka.

According to the list, veteran Congress leader R. Murthy continues as Mysuru City Congress President while Beerihundi Basavanna is the new Mysuru District Congress President, replacing Dr. B.J. Vijaykumar.

Basavanna, a Kuruba community leader, is also a former ZP President and is closely associated with former CM Siddaramaiah.

In other appointments, J. Yogesh has been named as Chamarajanagar District Congress President, Kumar Koppa as Mandya District President, G.B. Shashidhar as Hassan District President while Dharmaja Uthappa continues as Kodagu District Congress President.

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