Behind-The-Scenes Account Of How Congress Broke Karnataka Deadlock
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Karnataka: A fierce contest between Mr Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar over the chief ministership had complicated the situation for the party, which won a big state with a comfortable majority after five years
Three days of hectic parleys in the Congress in the national capital over who would be the next Chief Minister of Karnataka finally came to an end on the wee hours of Thursday with the party choosing veteran Mr Siddaramaiah over state president DK Shivakumar for the coveted post.
A fierce contest between Mr Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar over the chief ministership complicated the situation for the party, which won a big state with a comfortable majority after five years.
Here is the timeline of what transpired in Delhi in the last 72 hours:
Sunday night: In the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting, a one-line resolution was passed authorising the Congress president to appoint the CLP leader.