Karnataka Government Formation Live Updates Today: Ending days of speculation and talks, the Congress on Thursday selected Siddaramaiah as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka, and KPCC president DK Shivakumar as his deputy. The swearing-in ceremony will take place on May 20. Congress will also elect its new legislature party leader today.
Earlier on Wednesday, top contenders Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar held separate meetings with party leader Rahul Gandhi. Shivakumar had lunch with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. State Congress in-charge Randeep Surjewala told reporters that a new cabinet would be formed in Karnataka in the next 48-72 hours.
A backward class leader with more than five decades of political experience, 75-year-old Siddaramaiah is considered one of the three remaining mass leaders in Karnataka – former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, 91, of the JD(S) and former chief minister BS Yediyurappa With , 80, BJP’s. Meanwhile, KPCC president and eight-time MLA from Kanakapura constituency DK Shivakumar is seen as the architect of the party’s victory in Karnataka.
