Mysuru, May 30 -- Amid the political developments following the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Karnataka State Backwards Classes Awareness Forum has demanded that MLC Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah be appointed as Deputy Chief Minister in the new Congress government.

Addressing a meeting held at Jaladarshini Guest House in Mysuru, forum president KS Shivaramu said Siddaramaiah's resignation had caused concern among AHINDA communities comprising minorities, backward classes and Dalits. He urged the Congress high command to ensure adequate representation for AHINDA leaders in the new government and to safeguard the interests of communities that had strongly supported the party.

"Siddaramaiah used politics as a tool for social ...