Bengaluru: BJP state unit appointed presidents for 18 district units on Sunday through a statewide drive.

Most of these newly elected presidents are from the RSS background making way for tight grip of Sangh Parivar on the BJP’s affairs.

The newly elected district unit presidents are: 
HK Suresh (Hassan), Robin Devaiah (Kodagu), Sudarshan Mudabidire (Dakshina Kannada), HC Kalmarudrappa (Chikkamagaluru), TD Megharaj (Shivamogga), Siddaraja Kalakoti (Haveri), Mohan Malashetty (Gadag), Shashi Patil (Belagavi urban), Sanjay Patil (Belagavi rural), Rajesh Nirali (Chikkodi), RS Patil (Vijayapura), Shivaraja Patil Raddevadi (Kalaburugi rural), Sharan Bhupal Reddy (Yadagiri), Doddana Gowda H Patil (Koppala), A Murali (Chitradurga), Ramalingappa (Chikkaballapura), KN Venugopala (Kolar) and B Narayan for the Bengaluru rural.