‘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.
Putting a united front, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar asserted “no differences” between them and promised to maintain the status quo in the future as well.
The informal gathering over idli and sambar offers a brief pause before the intense power struggle within the Congress party comes to a head.
The Karnataka CM said that senior Congress leaders had called both him and Shivakumar and instructed them to meet.
Their joint appearance came a day after they exchanged veiled remarks amid reports of a simmering internal power tussle between the top two Congress leaders in Karnataka.
Responding to his meeting with spiritual leader Nanjavadutha Swamiji of the Vokkaliga community, Shivakumar said Congress is his community, and all sections of the society are equal for him.
