Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and AICC general secretary and ex-Deputy CM Sachin Pilot have greeted DK Shiv Kumar on being sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka.
The Congress leadership is expected to unveil the first set of ministers alongside DK Shivakumar's swearing-in, with a broader cabinet expansion likely after June 18.
The smooth transfer of power in Karnataka has been hailed as a rare display of discipline in contemporary Indian politics.
Senior Congress leaders, including Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah, have been holding a series of meetings with the party high command to iron out the final contours of the new government amid competing claims from various factions and aspirants.
With Karnataka set for a leadership transition on June 3, Chief Minister-designate D K Shivakumar and caretaker Chief Minister Siddaramaiah spent Monday in New Delhi engaged in crucial consultations with the Congress high command as the party moved to finalize the contours of a new government that could reshape the political balance within the state unit.
The Bengaluru police have solved the shocking kidnapping and murder case of a 13-year-old boy and arrested the two accused after shooting them in the legs during an encounter on Friday.
In a post on handle X, the ECI highlighted that no appeals were filed with the DM/CEO of Karnataka regarding electoral rolls, and no election petitions were filed by losing INC candidates.
Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday inaugurated Kalasavalli-Ambargondlu Bridge in Shivamogga of Karnataka, even as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah remained absent on the occasion.
The Congress party in Karnataka is struggling to keep its house in order. Despite public proclamations of unity and reassurances from senior leadership, the party is being buffeted by growing undercurrents of dissent, factional rivalry, and the slow unravelling of a leadership pact that now appears to be more political myth than a roadmap.
Amid speculation about a power tussle, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said that he will go along with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, adding he has no other option but to support him on high command orders.
