Bengaluru, June 4 -- Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met with BK Hariprasad at Kaveri Nivas in Bengaluru, on Thursday, to extend wishes to the latter following his recent appointment as the President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).

Siddaramaiah, in a post on X, wrote, "BK Hariprasad, a dear friend appointed as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, met me today at Kaveri Nivas and extended his thanks. On this occasion, I congratulate him and extend my best wishes for success in his new responsibilities."

Meanwhile, on Thursday, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said that BK Hariprasad is a staunch Congress leader with a clear ideology whom the party stands by, adding that the Chief Minist...