Dharwad: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi indicated on Tuesday that Nalin Kumar Kateel, the BJP Karnataka President, may be replaced following the party’s loss in the Assembly elections. Kateel, who completed his three-year term, was appointed State Unit Chief in 2019 and was given an extension last year in anticipation of the elections.
In the Assembly elections held on May 10, the Congress emerged victorious, securing 135 seats out of the 224-member Assembly. The BJP obtained 66 seats, while the JD(S) secured 19. Joshi, the Lok Sabha member from Dharwad and Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines, stated that the BJP Legislature Party will decide on the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly after discussing with a representative from the party’s Central leadership.
