Congress all set to name Siddaramaiah as next Karnataka CM; DKS to be his Deputy
The Hindu
Ending days of uncertainty and speculation, the Congress is all set to name Siddaramaiah as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka on May 18, 2023
Ending days of uncertainty and speculation, the Congress is all set to name Siddaramaiah as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Karnataka Congress chief, D.K.Shivakumar, who was insistent on getting the top job, will be the Deputy Chief Minister.
Their swearing in will take place on May 20.
With both Mr. Siddaramaiah and Mr. Shivakumar insisting on the top job, government formation was deadlocked and reportedly took the intervention of former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to resolve it.
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The formal announcement is likely to be made at a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Bengaluru at 7pm.
Through the day, there were back to backmeetings between Mr Shivakumar and senior party leaders Randeep Surjewala and K.C. Venugopal.
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