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.
A stream of humid air flowing from the Arabian Sea through the Karnataka coast towards Odisha at the upper level has turned the weather warm in the state’s coastal belt, making life uncomfortable.
He said that he was still unaware of the investigations into the case and was not in a position to speak on the case because of that.
The release of the Karnataka caste census has shifted the state’s political terrain, triggering reactions that stretch far beyond its borders.
Brahmin community upset, demands action against examination officials who forced two boys to remove their sacred thread for attending CET.
As apprehended, the controversial move of the Karnataka government to give religion-based reservations in government contracts to Muslims has been referred to the President, which the Congress government now wants to move to the Supreme Court for help on the bill passed by the state assembly.
