Bengaluru: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior celebration leaders, together with Rahul Gandhi and KC Venugopal, are presently holding talks to resolve on the brand new Karnataka chief minister after the celebration’s resounding victory within the just lately concluded meeting elections within the BJP-ruled southern state. After arriving at a consensus, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will meet Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar and the state’s former chief minister, Siddaramaiah – a high contender for the publish. Congress central management is predicted to announce the title of the subsequent Karnataka Chief Minister quickly, nevertheless, the most important problem the celebration faces is to placate Shivakumar and produce him on board.
Meanwhile, Shivakumar additionally arrived within the nationwide capital amid intense deliberations by the central management of the celebration to choose a brand new chief minister for Karnataka.
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#WATCH | Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar arrives in Delhi from Bengaluru. He will meet celebration excessive command amid talks to resolve the subsequent chief minister of Karnataka. pic.twitter.com/tFfmfgJPxB
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Won’t Resort To Backstabbing, Blackmail:Â Shivakumar
Shivakumar, one of many frontrunners for the Chief Minister’s publish, earlier made it clear that he wouldn’t resort to “backstabbing or blackmail” whatever the celebration’s choice. In an unique interview with ANI, Shivakumar mentioned, “If the party wants they can give me the responsibility……. Ours is a united house, our number is 135. I don’t want to divide anyone here. Whether they like me or not, I am a responsible man. I will not backstab and I will not blackmail.”Â
The Karnataka Congress president will meet the celebration’s excessive command forward of the celebration’s announcement on the highest publish. “The Party is my god…We have built this party, I am a part of it and I am not alone in this,” he mentioned earlier than his departure from Bengaluru. “We have built this party (Congress), we have built this house. I am a part of it…A mother will give everything to her child,” he mentioned.
Asked about his expectations because the state celebration president, Shivakumar mentioned,” I don’t want to comment on what has happened earlier. How it happened. That is a closed chapter we formed the government we lost the government, we lost a coalition government. Who is responsible for the victory and loss there is no use of talking about it now. Let us not sell this story… let us sell the future.”
Congress chief Siddaramaiah, the opposite frontrunner for the chief minister’s publish, arrived within the nationwide capital on Monday. Shivakumar, who celebrated his birthday yesterday had stayed behind in Bengaluru citing a abdomen an infection. Both he and Siddaramaiah had been known as to Delhi by the highest management of the AICC for a dialogue. The Congress gained 135 seats within the 224-member Karnataka meeting.
Congress Observers Submit Report To Kharge
The celebration’s central observers for Karnataka had yesterday briefed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on the views of the newly elected MLAs. According to celebration sources, Kharge will seek the advice of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra earlier than saying a ultimate choice. “The name of the next Karnataka CM will be announced in the coming 24 hours,” they mentioned.Â
The Congress legislative celebration had met late night on Sunday in Bengaluru and handed a one-line decision empowering Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to choose the pinnacle of the legislative celebration. On Monday, Shivakumar mentioned that every one the MLAs are collectively and the celebration’s excessive command will take the decision on the chief minister.
Speaking to ANI, Shivakumar mentioned, “The party high command will take a call. I don’t want to comment or speak anything more. Whatever I had to speak, I have spoken already. I do not want MLAs (support)…that is not important to me. Ours is a Congress block. 135 is the number and one more ally member. We all are one and will work together”.
Meanwhile, Congress veteran Siddaramaiah met with the highest management of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) at Delhi’s Lodhi Hotel late on Monday evening. The Congress gained 135 seats within the just lately held election to the 224-member Karnataka meeting.
