According to reports, the party leadership has given its nod to the initial ministerial lineup that will form the first phase of the new Cabinet. A total of 14 ministers are expected to take oath alongside DK Shivakumar.
Siddaramaiah said that he conveyed to the high command that he is not interested in national politics.
According to party sources, the Indian National Congress high command is considering fielding Venugopal from the Alappuzha Assembly constituency.
All Congress MPs from Bihar, members of the Bihar Legislative Council, and senior leaders of the Bihar Congress were also present at the meeting.
After Punjab, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh, another Congress-ruled state witnessing chaos amid local rivalries
At the first meeting of the CLP, PCC chief A Revanth Reddy moved a one-line resolution authorising the AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge to choose the new CLP leader.
The CM also expressed his gratitude to the Congress High Command for reposing faith in him, pointing out that there were very few people who have become the CM of a state thrice.
According to sources, the Congress top brass has asked Siddaramaiah to contest from his traditional stronghold of Varuna in the Mysuru district, where his son doctor Yatindra Siddaramaiah won in the 2018 Assembly Elections.
Himachal Pradesh Congress Chief Pratibha Singh said that soon the party will be holding a meeting in Chandigarh with all the winning MLAs and party leaders to decide the CM face.
The party to take a final call on whether the powerful OBC leader should be allowed to continue as the CM or be replaced by T.S. Singh Deo, scion of the Surguja royal family.
