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.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is a Budget for the youth of future India.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday evening that he will not take part in the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on July 27.
The Congress held the protest before Mahatma Gandhi’s statue on the premises of the Vidhana Soudha opposing ED officials who harassed the Board's former Managing Director (MD), B Kallesh, to name the CM and Dy CM in the case.
The Congress government in Karnataka is mulling to impose 1-2 per cent cess on movie tickets and OTT subscriptions by enacting the Karnataka Cine and Cultural Workers (Welfare) Bill, 2024.
The recent decision by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to temporarily shelve the proposed job reservation bill for Kannadigas has ignited debate across various sectors.
