NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister-designate Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister-designate D Okay Shivakumar have mentioned the modalities of cupboard formation within the state with the celebration management in Delhi and are learnt to have shortlisted some names of ministers and their portfolios. Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar would take oath at 12.30 pm on Saturday on the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. A number of ministers are additionally more likely to take oath although there was no official announcement.
The two leaders, who flew in from Bengaluru together with normal secretary in-charge Randeep Surjewala, held a sequence of conferences on Friday within the nationwide capital over cupboard formation. Siddaramaiah held a closed-door assembly with AICC normal secretary Okay C Venugopal and likewise with Surjewala. Later D Okay Shivakumar joined them within the discussions over the possible names to be included within the new cupboard.
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The deliberations over the cupboard continued until late at night time as prime central and state leaders sought to attract a stability between all sections, teams, communities and areas whereas accommodating all. Sources mentioned that 20 to 25 ministers may take oath on Saturday. Some outstanding names included former Karnataka Congress chief and ex-deputy chief minister G Parameshwara, Lingayat chief M B Patil, senior Congressman and former minister KJ George, they mentioned.
Priyank Kharge, the son of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Roopa Shashidhar, the daughter of former Union minister Okay H Muniyappa, Karnataka Congress working president Eshwara Khandre, former minister Tanveer Sait, senior chief Krishna Byre Gowda and Leader of Opposition within the Karnataka Legislative Council B Okay Hariprasad are among the many names thought-about, the sources mentioned.
After hour-long deliberations on Friday, each Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar together with Surejwala and Venugopal met Rahul Gandhi at 10, Janpath, the place the leaders held talks for over an hour and a half. Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar additionally formally invited Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the swearing-in ceremony.
Sources mentioned the brand new cupboard would have illustration from all areas of the state and sections together with SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities, ladies, youth and Lingayats and Vokkaligas, the 2 outstanding communities within the southern state. Shivakumar is a Vokkaliga. After assembly Rahul Gandhi, Surejwala and Venugopal headed to celebration chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence the place they’re mentioned to have finalised the record of ministers, which sources mentioned can be round 20.
Venugopal had earlier mentioned “a bunch” of ministers would even be taking the oath. A gathering of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) on Thursday formally elected Siddaramaiah as its chief, following which he staked declare with the governor, who invited him to type the federal government. After arriving in Delhi, Shivakumar informed reporters “We want to invite our leaders, we want to invite Rahul ji, Sonia ji, Kharge ji and Priyanka ji for the ceremony. They gave their sweat, and direction (to the campaign), so I wanted to invite them personally. Later, we are discussing the cabinet formation.”
Asked what number of Opposition leaders would attend the swearing-in, he mentioned, “That we have requested our AICC president to take care of. For us, first is the Congress president and the Gandhi family, we are here to invite them personally.” He asserted that the guarantees made by leaders like Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi to the folks of Karnataka will probably be fulfilled within the first Cabinet assembly itself.
Newly-elected MLA Priyanka Kharge, son of the Congress president and who’s a possible minister, additionally met Shivakumar at his brother’s residence at Kaveri residences. Before leaving for Delhi, Shivakumar mentioned fulfilling the guarantees made to the folks is the primary precedence. “Cabinet, people, all those things we will let you know later, we will not do anything leaving you (media), there is no need for any speculation. We will work unitedly,” he mentioned.
The first problem that Siddaramaiah is predicted to face is putting in a Cabinet with the appropriate combos that can strike a stability in having representatives from all communities, areas, factions and likewise from among the many outdated and new generations of legislators. With the sanctioned power of the Karnataka Cabinet being 34, there are too many aspirants for ministerial berths.
Noting that the voice of the folks would be the voice of the federal government of Karnataka, Shivakumar mentioned, “All our national leaders are coming (for the swearing-in ceremony). On the first day, in the first cabinet, we will implement all our ‘guarantees’, we will keep up our promise.” Several nationwide leaders have been invited for the swearing-in ceremony and most of them are coming, he mentioned.
Shivakumar additionally invited leaders of the BJP and JD(S) to the occasion, stating that as public representatives, they too are a part of the federal government equipment. Earlier, the deputy CM-designate additionally visited Kanteerava Stadium, the venue of the ceremony and inspected the preparations there.
The Congress has promised to implement “guarantees” like 200 items of free energy to all households (Gruha Jyoti), Rs 2,000 month-to-month help to the girl head of each household (Gruha Lakshmi), 10 kg of rice free to each member of a BPL family (Anna Bhagya), Rs 3,000 each month for graduate youth and Rs 1,500 for diploma holders (each within the age group of 18-25) for 2 years (YuvaNidhi), and free journey for girls in public transport buses (Shakti), on the primary day of assuming energy within the state.
