Bengaluru, July 3: Shivamogga Rural MLA Sharada Puryanaik has been elected by Janata Dal (Secular) as its deputy leader in the Legislative Assembly.
Sharada will be deputy to JD(S) legislature party leader H D Kumaraswamy.
Considering suggestions by several senior leaders, the JD(S) has elected a woman as its deputy leader for the first time. Sharada is a two-time MLA.
The regional party had earlier decided to elect Chikkanayakanahalli MLA Suresh Babu as deputy leader. However, in the legislature party meeting held on Monday, Sharada was picked.
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