Mangaluru: Manjunath Bhandary from Mangaluru has been appointed as the Vice-president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress.

The selection was made by the guidelines laid by Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

Bhandary, who is currently a member of the All India Congress Party, has been a party member for the past 35 years. His appointment has been supported by party leaders across the country.

Bhandary is the Founder Chairman of “Bhandary Foundation” which runs many educational institutions, under the name ‘Sahyadri’.