<span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has appointed senior BJP member Raghunath Rao Malkapure as chairperson of the Legislative Council. Mr. Malkapure assumed office today and will chair the session till an elected Chairman is elected to the Upper House. <br />''<br />''Basavaraj Horatti who was the Chairman of the House till date has submitted his resignation letter to the acting Chairman today.  The outgoing Chairman, Mr. Horatti has been elected as the Member of Legislative Council for seven successive times from Karnataka West Teachers' Constituency as a JD(S) candidate. The veteran leader of JD(S) has announced his decision to join BJP and had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently during his visit to Bengaluru.</span><br />