Community groups stepped up lobbying for representation in Karnataka's next Congress government as senior leaders gathered in Bengaluru for crucial consultations.
Congress leadership is expected to finalise Kerala’s next Chief Minister after observers submit their report to Delhi following the UDF’s sweeping Assembly election victory.
According to sources while Siddharamaiah will get the CM position, the Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar will be the Deputy Chief Minister.
Karnataka Congress leaders including the party president and newly elected MLAs of the party will hold a Congress Legislature Party meeting today in Bengaluru.
The two districts of Himachal Pradesh Kangra and Mandi, play an important role in the formation of the government as they have a maximum number of assembly constituencies.
Ghulam Nabi Azad praised Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Haryana Congress chief Kumari Selja for their efforts in the assembly polls.
Briefing the media after the CLP meeting, Siddaramaiah alleged that PM Modi and Amit Shah were directly involved in destabilising the Karnataka coalition government.
Congress Legislature Party leader Narasingha Mishra asked Speaker Surya Narayan Patro to direct Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to ensure a fair probe into the incident.
Senior Congress legislator Gandra Venkata Ramana Reddy said the 12 MLAs decided to work with the chief minister for the development of the state.
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to destabilise the coalition government in Karnataka, which he dubbed as “stable and strong”.
