Bengaluru: Harikrishna Bantwal, Dakshina Kannada District BJP’s Vice President has been appointed as the new chairman of the state-run the Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (KEONICS). An order in this regard was issued on Friday.

Harikrishna Bantwal, a prominent Billava community face of the BJP joined BJP from Congress after alleging ill-treatment by the local Congress leaders.

KEONICS is one of the premier state government-run corporations. It involves IT and human resources supply to the government department.

Meanwhile, the state government also appointed 10 members to the Brahmin Development Corporation.