Mysuru: Against the backdrop of a rising chorus among various sections of the party, each backing a different leader for the chief minister’s post, former minister and Narasimharaja MLA Tanveer Sait on Sunday threw his hat in the ring, stating that he was among the aspirants for the post too.
Sait’s remarks come close on the heels of senior Congress leader and MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan’s statements made during the byelection campaign for the Raja Rajeshwari (RR) Nagar constituency. Zameer had said that leader of the opposition in the assembly Siddaramaiah would assume the office of the CM again.
“Zameer is unaware of the principles governing the functioning of the Congress. To become the CM, one must have the support of the requisite number of MLAs. The party high command will decide the candidate,” said Sait, calling on all leaders and workers in the party to work unitedly to ensure the Congress returned to power in the next assembly election.
A discussion on who would occupy the CM’s post would be held later, he said. “The people are unhappy and disgusted with the misrule of the BJP. There is no doubt that the Congress will return to power in the next election,” Sait added.