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CM Shivakumar takes charge of Hiriyur bypoll preparations

Bengaluru, Nov 11 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has stepped up preparations for the forthcoming Hiriyur Assembly by-election, holding consultations with Minister T Raghumurthy and senior Congress leader N Chandrappa on Wednesday amid efforts to retain the constituency following the death of MLA D Sudhakar.
Raghumurthy, Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare and Chitradurga district in-charge, called on Shivakumar at his Sadashivanagar residence. The meeting focused on the party's electoral strategy, organisational preparedness and the need to mobilise workers across the constituency ahead of the bypoll.
With the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) expected to field a candidate, Shivakumar is understood to have emphasised the importance of keeping the Congress organisation united and ensuring close coordination among local leaders and party workers.
The Chief Minister also stressed the need to intensify grassroots-level outreach and take the state government's welfare initiatives and development programmes to voters, making their implementation at the constituency level a key part of the party's campaign preparations.
The consultations signal the Congress leadership's early engagement with the by-election, with the party keen to consolidate its organisational strength before the Election Commission announces the poll schedule.
Hiriyur fell vacant following the demise of D Sudhakar, who was also a minister. The Election Commission is expected to announce the by-election schedule shortly.
Earlier, Raghumurthy extended Deepavali greetings to Shivakumar and presented him with a copy of Sonia Gandhi's autobiography.
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