The Congress leadership had to intervene to ensure unanimous election. Sensing damage to the party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the party leadership deployed KPCC working president Eshwar Khandre to hold talks with both the factions for ensuring unanimous election. The rift between Ms. Hebbalkar and the Jarkiholi brothers intensified and became public after Water Resources Minister D.K. Not the first timeThis is not the first instance of the party central leadership stepping in to resolve issues. In fact, all new proposed policies and posts in the State are being vetted by the party central leadership.

Source: The Hindu September 07, 2018 19:07 UTC