Dinesh Gundu Rao made working president in Karnataka Congress

Dinesh Gundu Rao, who was among the 14 ministers dropped in the Karnataka cabinet reshuffle, was made the working president of the Congress in Karnataka on Monday.

The announcement was made by All India Congress Committee General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi, who said party chief Sonia Gandhi has approved the move.

Son of late Chief Minister R Gundu Rao, Dinesh is a three-time MLA and has been a national spokesperson of the party.

At present, Home Minister G Parmeshwar is also the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Chief.

There has been talk of Energy Minister D K Shiva Kumar likely to be made the PCC chief.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday dropped 14 ministers and inducted 13 members into his Council of Ministers in a bid to give a face-lift to his three-year old government.

Assembly elections in the state are two years away.