<p>The election of a new chairperson for the Legislative Council will be held at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi on December 12, with alliance partners Congress and JD(S) vying for the coveted post.</p>.<p>The Congress is said to be keen on nominating senior leader S R Patil for the post. The JD(S) is learnt to have asked for the post as a quid pro quo for having supported the candidature of Congress’ K R Ramesh Kumar as the Legislative Assembly speaker.</p>.<p>The JD(S) wants to nominate its senior leader Basavaraj Horatti, who is currently the pro-tem chairperson. Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah is said to be pushing for Patil for having helped him defeat BJP warhorse B Sreeramulu at Badami in the Assembly polls.</p>
<p>The election of a new chairperson for the Legislative Council will be held at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi on December 12, with alliance partners Congress and JD(S) vying for the coveted post.</p>.<p>The Congress is said to be keen on nominating senior leader S R Patil for the post. The JD(S) is learnt to have asked for the post as a quid pro quo for having supported the candidature of Congress’ K R Ramesh Kumar as the Legislative Assembly speaker.</p>.<p>The JD(S) wants to nominate its senior leader Basavaraj Horatti, who is currently the pro-tem chairperson. Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah is said to be pushing for Patil for having helped him defeat BJP warhorse B Sreeramulu at Badami in the Assembly polls.</p>
