Ending days of suspense, the Congress today announced Siddaramaiah as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka and D K Shivakumar as his only deputy in the soon-to-formed cabinet. Both the leaders expressed commitment towards working for the people of the state.바카라 웹사이트
Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress President, tweeted바카라 웹사이트a바카라 웹사이트picture of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge raising his and Siddaramaiah's hand in a show of unity바카라 웹사이트and said, "Karnataka's secure future and our people's welfare is our top priority, and we are united in guaranteeing that."
The two leaders, who were in a tight race for the top post, would take oath along with other ministers on May 20.바카라 웹사이트Hectic meetings바카라 웹사이트were held on for the last couple of days to break the deadlock in deciding on the Congress's chief ministerial pick in Karnataka. Both contenders, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar, did not shy away from expressing their case for the top post.
DK Shivakumar has always been with the Congress and is known to have바카라 웹사이트played a very important role in keeping afloat the바카라 웹사이트Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition government before it바카라 웹사이트collapsed in 2019 after 17 MLAs from the two parties turned to the BJP.바카라 웹사이트
After settling for the deputy chief minister post, Shivakumar said, "When people have given such a big mandate, we should definitely be happy and deliver and fulfill the promises. That is our main motto, agenda."바카라 웹사이트"Why should I be upset? There is a long way to go," he further said. According to reports, he refused바카라 웹사이트to take back his claim for the post till late last night, when Sonia Gandhi spoke to him.
When asked to comment on reports that he may resign from the party if not given the chief minister's post, he said바카라 웹사이트the party is his mother and there was no question of his resigning from the organisation.바카라 웹사이트"If any channel is reporting that I am resigning from the post, I will file a defamation case against them...," he said.
Meanwhile, reports had emerged ahead of the announcement of a possible power-sharing formula between the two frontrunners. The Congress however said,바카라 웹사이트"Power sharing means sharing power with the people of Karnataka… that is all."
In the May 10 elections to the 224-member Assembly, the Congress scored an emphatic victory by bagging 135 seats, while the ruling BJP and the former prime minister H D Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular) secured 66 and 19 seats respectively.
(With inputs from PTI)
