<p>If AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge becomes the chief minister, I am ready to work with him,” KPCC president D K Shivakumar said on Saturday. </p>.<p>“Kharge is a senior leader who has made several sacrifices for the party. He started as a block president and became the AICC president. This can happen only in Congress,” he said. </p>.<p>He is an asset to the state and the country, Shivakumar said.</p>.<p>Shivakumar’s statement comes at a time when there are multiple CM aspirants in the Congress party, including Siddaramaiah and M B Patil. </p>.<p>The party has appointed Sudham Das as the party’s co-chairman of the campaign committee.</p>.<p>The party has taken this decision to take pressure off one person, since M B Patil who heads the committee is also contesting polls, Shivakumar added.</p>
<p>If AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge becomes the chief minister, I am ready to work with him,” KPCC president D K Shivakumar said on Saturday. </p>.<p>“Kharge is a senior leader who has made several sacrifices for the party. He started as a block president and became the AICC president. This can happen only in Congress,” he said. </p>.<p>He is an asset to the state and the country, Shivakumar said.</p>.<p>Shivakumar’s statement comes at a time when there are multiple CM aspirants in the Congress party, including Siddaramaiah and M B Patil. </p>.<p>The party has appointed Sudham Das as the party’s co-chairman of the campaign committee.</p>.<p>The party has taken this decision to take pressure off one person, since M B Patil who heads the committee is also contesting polls, Shivakumar added.</p>