Congress leadership has arrived at a crucial decision post the confusions of who will be the K’taka CM seems to have go in favour of former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shivakumar is stated to be the deputy chief minister.
Source in the party said, the party leadership has decided to make Siddaramaiah the Chief Minister of Karnataka and DK Shivakumar his Deputy Chief Minister. Apart from the Deputy role, Shivakumar will continue to be the KPCC president and lead the party towards Lok Sabha election campaign of 2024.
Congress government which is being formed and not a coalition government. DK Shivakumar is happy to take on the role of Deputy CM and help the government. He will also continue to be KPCC president and that will be helpful to the party in the long run.”
Sources in the Congress said that, Siddaramaiah got the Chief Minister role because he has the support of majority MLAs and is a mass leader who is popular among Karnataka voters. “His administrative experience is expected to be the biggest advantage as the Congress will run a smooth government in Karnataka in the coming years,” the source quoted above said.
The Congress leadership is expected to announce the newly assigned roles between 17 May and 18 May. The swearing in of the new Chief Minister and the Cabinet is expected to be held on 20 May.
