Congress legislature party (CLP) meeting of the newly elected MLAs was conducted in Hyderabad`s Gandhi Bhawan on Monday. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, State Congress Chief Revanth Reddy, Karnataka Minister KJ George, Congress Leader Deepa Das Munshi and other AICC observers were part of the meeting.

Post the meeting, Congress leader DK Shivakuamar stated that all the newly elected MLAs have authorized Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to appoint the Congress legislature party leader, newswire ANI reported.