Karnataka New CM / CM of Karnataka will be announced tomorrow – Siddaramaiah's name likely to be sealed

Zoom News : May 16, 2023, 07:31 PM
Karnataka New CM: The Chief Minister of Karnataka will be announced tomorrow. A meeting of the Congress Legislature Party has been called in Bengaluru on Wednesday. While Mallikarjun Kharge will announce the leader of the Legislature Party. On Tuesday evening, both the contenders for the post of CM DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah met Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence in Delhi. Both the leaders do not agree with the 50-50 formula. Kharge will now report to Sonia Gandhi about the meeting with the two leaders. After talking to Rahul-Sonia, Kharge will go to Bengaluru tomorrow.

Meanwhile, quoting sources, the news is also that Siddaramaiah's name is almost fixed for the post of Chief Minister of Karnataka. DK Shivakumar has been asked to wait till the Lok Sabha elections. Till then he will be made deputy CM or will be given two important ministries along with the state president.

DK will remain PCC chief, will become CM after three years

Looking at DK's organizational ability, he is sure to get a big responsibility. He can be made deputy CM or can remain PCC chief. He can also get a big portfolio.

There is also a proposal that Siddaramaiah should remain CM for three years and then hand over the chair to DK Shivakumar, but DK wants that there should be no controversy in this. Everything should be decided in advance that Siddaramaiah himself should leave the chair at the appointed time.

Rahul reached Kharge's residence

Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi reached Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence at 12.30 pm. The newly elected MLAs of the party also met the Congress President this morning. What happened between them, it has not come to the fore.

DK said- I will neither cheat nor blackmail

DK Shivakumar said in Bengaluru on Tuesday morning, 'We are all one. We are 135. I don't want to divide anyone. whether they like me or not. I am a responsible person. I will not cheat nor blackmail. We built the Congress party, we built this house. I am a part of it.

He said, 'A mother gives everything to her child. Sonia Gandhi is our role model. Congress is like family to everyone. Our constitution is very important and we have to protect the interests of all. Our next target is to win 20 seats in the Lok Sabha. The Congress has not been able to announce the CM since the election results came out on May 13.

Today's big updates

In Tumakuru, Karnataka, supporters of Congress leader G Parameshwara staged a sit-in demanding the Chief Minister's post for him.

Karnataka leader BK Hariprasad said the Congress president would take a decision based on the observers' report. There will be no delay in this. We are following the process.

Observer Deepak Babaria reached Mallikarjun Kharge's house.

The All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha has written to the Congress President demanding that a person from the Lingayat community be made the Chief Minister.

The three supervisors submitted the report to the high command

From Bengaluru to Delhi, meetings were held throughout the day on Monday. Sushil Kumar Shinde, Bhanwar Jitendra Singh and Deepak Bawariya, the three observers who reached Delhi after consulting the MLAs, submitted their report to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. A meeting was held with the three supervisors on Monday evening at the residence of Congress President Kharge.

Karnataka in-charge Randeep Surjewala said after coming out of the meeting that Kharge would study the report. Will take advice from Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. Will discuss with prominent leaders. After this, a decision can be taken in this regard by Tuesday evening. He told that Kharge also wants to hold discussions with Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar and other leaders of Karnataka. That is why the party high command has called both of them to Delhi.

The formula to form the government in Karnataka is almost fixed. Siddaramaiah coming from Kuruba community can be made CM. There can be three deputy CMs under him. All three will be from different communities.

DK Shivakumar is now the new troubleshooter of Congress. In this election, the Congress could win 135 seats in Karnataka, so the biggest face behind it is Shivakumar. So how did DK Shivkumar become such a big figure in the Congress? Know how DK Shivakumar, who lost the first election, became the architect of Congress's victory.

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