Congress veteran Siddaramaiah sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister
Congress leader Siddaramaiah was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for the second time on Saturday.
Congress leader Siddaramaiah was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for the second time on Saturday.
Even as Jagadish Shettar, the towering leader of the Lingayat community from North Karnataka, is trailing in his home constituency of Hubbali-Central Dharwad, the BJP is losing its stronghold of North Karnataka due to jumping of the fence by its top leaders to Congress.
“I’m not contesting, Vijayendra will be contesting from Shikaripura. I pray to the people of Shikaripura with folded hands to make him victorious with a margin bigger than mine,” he said while interacting with the media.
The new Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, in his first cabinet meeting, announced a slew of measures to reach out to people including a scholarship programme for children of agriculturists.
