Karnataka CM Race: Kharge Holds One-On-One Meet With Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah | India News

The Congress celebration is holding marathon conferences since yesterday to zero in on the subsequent Karnataka Chief Minister. With two senior leaders placing their claims ahead for the highest put up, the Congress is seeking to discover a approach out that’s acceptable to each the leaders – Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar and former CM Siddaramaiah. While Siddaramaiah had reached Delhi yesterday, Shivakumar landed within the nationwide capital at present after cancelling his flight yesterday citing sickness. 

D Okay Shivakumar at present met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence in Delhi and mentioned the modalities of presidency formation in Karnataka. Shivakumar reached Kharge’s residence after 5 pm and held deliberations over the put up of chief minister of Karnataka. He left after a 30-minute assembly and didn’t converse to the media. 

Following his assembly with Shivakumar, Kharge additionally held a gathering with Siddaramaiah to take his views. While many experiences have claimed that Congress desires to go together with Siddaramaiah because the CM and DK Shivakumar as his deputy, a proper announcement has not been made but. As the suspense continues on the Karnataka CM face, Shivakumar is alleged to be agency on his demand for the CM put up regardless of the choice being left to the Congress excessive command. 

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has already met Kharge and different senior leaders to debate the problem. According to experiences, Kharge will take the ultimate resolution in session with Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. The announcement might be made in Bengaluru itself. Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah are frontrunners for the chief minister’s put up after Congress staged a thumping victory within the Karnataka Assembly elections by successful 135 out of 224 seats. An impartial MLA has additionally prolonged his help to the Congress. 

According to AICC spokesperson Pawan Khera, a choice on the appointment of the Chief Minister of Karnataka can be taken by tomorrow. Khera advised reporters right here that the views of the newly-elected MLAs have been elicited and the central management is seized of the matter. “Appointing a Chief Minister is not an easy thing. It cannot be imposed from Delhi… Everybody’s view has to be taken into consideration. We have to engage with every stakeholder and then decide who the chief minister will be,” he mentioned. “The process is on. The observers have already gone there. Met the MLAs. The MLAs have given their opinions. Now, the opinions have gone, all the record has gone to the central leadership. So, in a day or two you will know the answer,” Khera mentioned.