BENGALURU, June 4 -- The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Wednesday appointed veteran Congress leader BK Hariprasad as the new head of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), replacing DK Shivakumar, who stepped down from the organisational post after taking oath as the state's chief minister. "Congress president has appointed BK Hariprasad as the chief of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, with immediate effect," the statement issued by AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said. Hariprasad's appointment comes shortly after the Congress nominated four candidates, including him, for the June 18 biennial elections to fill seven vacancies in the Karnataka Legislative Council. Hariprasad, 72, currently serves in the Karnataka Legislative Council, with his term due to end later this month. In the past, he has represented the Congress in the Rajya Sabha and handled a range of responsibilities within the AICC. In 1999, he contested the Lok Sabha election from Bengaluru South but was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union minister Ananth Kumar....