‘Delayed, not denied’: DK Shivakumar reflects on long wait as Karnataka’s next CM
As Congress prepares a new government in Karnataka, DK Shivakumar credits years of dedication and party trust for his elevation while cabinet talks continue in Delhi.
As Congress prepares a new government in Karnataka, DK Shivakumar credits years of dedication and party trust for his elevation while cabinet talks continue in Delhi.
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 Governor approved DK's claim and invited him to form the government.
As Karnataka prepares for a leadership transition, D.K. Shivakumar credited Siddaramaiah's decades of public service and said his guidance would continue to shape the state's future.
Top Congress leaders held a fresh round of consultations in Delhi as the party worked on cabinet formation, legislative appointments and the transition to a new Karnataka government.
Rumblings of discontent in the Karnataka Congress have shot to the fore as power struggle brews with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar being at the center of the controversy.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy DK Shivakumar and Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also accomapnied the PM during the Bangalore Metro yellow line inauguration.
The buzz around a possible CM change gained traction after the Congress rushed its senior leader and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala, a close confidante of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, to Karnataka.
The Karnataka CM cited the similar tragedies in BJP-ruled states, including the stampede during Maha Kumbh, and asked if the saffron outfit also demanded the resignation of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Girish Kumar, a resident of Kottigepalya in Bengaluru, has submitted a formal complaint to Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot against Siddaramaiah.
