CM Shivakumar takes charge of Hiriyur bypoll preparations

Bengaluru, Nov 11 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has stepped up preparations for the forthcoming Hiriyur Assembly by-election, holding consultations with Minister T Raghumurthy and senior Congress leader N Chandrappa on Wednesday amid efforts to retain the constituency following the death of MLA D Sudhakar. Raghumurthy, Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare and Chitradurga district in-charge, called on Shivakumar at his Sadashivanagar residence. The meeting focused on the party's electoral strategy, organisational preparedness and the need to mobilise workers across the constituency ahead of the bypoll. With the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) expected to field a candidate, Shivakumar is understood…