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Senior Congress leader and former Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) President K. Marigowda took charge as the new Chairman of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) at its office on JLB Road here yesterday.

A close aide of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Marigowda took charge of his new role by offering puja to the portraits of Gods-Srinivasa, Padmavathi and Ganapathy, amid the slogans raised by his large number of supporters hailing Siddaramaiah and Marigowda.

A portrait of CM Siddaramaiah was also brought and kept at the chamber of new MUDA Chairman.

He (Marigowda) fulfilled the formalities related to assuming the charge under the direction of MUDA Commiss...