Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar in Delhi to discuss Karnataka Cabinet formation, allocation of portfolios
The Hindu
Karnataka CM-designate Siddaramaiah and deputy CM-designate D.K. Shivakumar arrived in New Delhi on May 19 to discuss with the party’s high command the names of Ministers to be inducted into the new Cabinet
Karnataka Chief Minister-designate Siddaramaiah and his deputy D.K. Shivakumar arrived in New Delhi on Friday (May 19) to discuss with the party's high command the names of Ministers to be inducted into the new Cabinet and the allocation of portfolios.
They will also invite the party's top brass for the swearing-in ceremony on Saturday.
A meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) on Thursday (May 18) formally elected Mr. Siddaramaiah as its leader, following which he staked claim with the Governor, who invited him to form the government.
Mr. Siddaramaiah and Mr. Shivakumar would take oath as the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively along with a few Ministers at 12.30 p.m. on Saturday (May 20) at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
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"We want to invite our leaders, we want to invite Rahul ji, Sonia ji, Kharge ji and Priyanka ji for the ceremony. They gave their sweat, direction (to the campaign), so I wanted to invite them personally. Later, we are discussing the Cabinet formation," Mr. Shivakumar told reporters after arriving in Delhi.
Asked how many Opposition leaders would attend the swearing-in, Mr. Shivakumar said, "that we have requested our AICC president to take care of, for us, first is the Congress president and the Gandhi family, we are here to invite them personally."
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