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Congress MLA Ponnanna Appointed Political Secretary to Karnataka CM
There is a big political party in India called Congress.
In the state of Karnataka, a Congress leader named A S Ponnanna got a new important job.
He will be the Political Secretary to the Chief Minister, D K Shivakumar.
That means he will help the state's top leader with political work and advice.
He was given the same high status as a cabinet minister.
Ponnanna represents a place called Virajpet in the state assembly.
He had wanted to be a cabinet minister and was upset when he did not get that job.
Earlier, his party had chosen him to be the Deputy Speaker of the assembly.
He is a lawyer who used to give legal advice to an earlier Chief Minister named Siddaramaiah.
Now he will start his new job right away.
Congress MLA A S Ponnanna has been appointed Political Secretary to Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar with a cabinet minister's status.
The AICC had earlier named Ponnanna as the party's nominee for Deputy Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
Ponnanna, MLA from Virajpet, was a ministerial aspirant who expressed displeasure over not being inducted into the cabinet, which was expanded last week.
An official notification says the appointment takes effect immediately and lasts until further orders.
An advocate, Ponnanna previously served as the CM's legal advisor during Siddaramaiah's tenure.
- Who
- Congress MLA A S Ponnanna, appointed by Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.
- What
- Ponnanna was appointed Political Secretary to the Chief Minister with a cabinet minister's status.
- Where
- Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- When
- The appointment was announced on Wednesday; a Congress high command letter naming him Deputy Speaker nominee was dated August 3.
- Why
- Not explicitly stated; the appointment follows his exclusion from last week's cabinet expansion, and the AICC had earlier nominated him as Deputy Speaker.
Key facts
- Appointee
- A S Ponnanna, Congress MLA from Virajpet Assembly Constituency
- New Role
- Political Secretary to Chief Minister D K Shivakumar
- Status
- Cabinet Minister status
- Effective
- Immediate effect, until further orders
- Earlier AICC Nomination
- Deputy Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
- Background
- Advocate; former legal advisor to the CM during Siddaramaiah's tenure
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
Quotes
Official
Government notification of Ponnanna’s appointment
“"A S Ponnanna, Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Virajpet Assembly Constituency, is hereby appointed as the Political Secretary to the chief minister with immediate effect and until further orders, and is accorded the status of a Cabinet Minister."”
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