Siddaramaiah Karnataka’s next CM; Shivakumar deputy: Cong
Live MintA meeting of the Congress Legislature Party on Thursday formally elected Siddaramaiah as its leader and chief minister of Karnataka, following which he staked his claim with the Governor, who invited him to form the government. Ending days of suspense, the Congress central leadership earlier on Thursday announced that Siddaramaiah would be the chief minister, while state party chief D.K. The meeting of newly elected Congress MLAs, MLCs and MPs, which took place at Indira Gandhi Bhavan in Bengaluru, was also attended by AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala and two other central observers—former Maharashtra chief minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and AICC general secretary Jitendra Singh. The Governor invited Siddaramaiah to take oath as chief minister and Shivakumar as deputy chief minister along with their team members at 12.30 pm on 20 May at Kanteerva Stadium, the Governor’s letter addressed to the new CLP leader said.