DV Sadananda is new BJP chief of Karnataka unit

New Delhi, Mar 17: D V Sadananda, MP from Mangalore, has been appointed President of the Karnataka Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

He succeeds Jagdish Shettar, who has joined the Karnataka government as a Cabinet Minister, senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu told reporters.

The appointment has been made by BJP President Rajnath Singh.

UNI