New Delhi: Congress on Thursday lastly ended days of suspense over the subsequent Karnataka Chief Minister and formally named Siddaramaiah to steer the southern state. Addressing a press convention, Congress chief KC Venugopal mentioned that Karnataka get together president DK Shivakumar would be the deputy CM and that their swearing-in ceremony will likely be held in Bengaluru on May 20.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge additionally tweeted an image of him flanked by Siddaramiah and Shivakumar and is seen elevating the arms of each leaders to sign a consensus. “Team Congress is committed to usher progress, welfare and social justice for the people of Karnataka. We will implement the 5 guarantees promised to 6.5 Cr Kannadigas,” he wrote on Twitter.
Team Congress is dedicated to usher progress, welfare and social justice for the folks of Karnataka.
We will implement the 5 ensures promised to six.5 Cr Kannadigas. pic.twitter.com/6sycng00Bu
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) May 18, 2023
After the announcement of their names as the brand new Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka respectively, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar each expressed their dedication to work unitedly for the welfare of the folks of the State.
“Our hands will always be united to protect the interests of Kannadigas. The Congress party will work as a family to deliver a pro-people, transparent, corruption-free governance and fulfill all our guarantees,” Siddaramaiah mentioned in a tweet with an image of Kharge elevating his and Shivakumar’s hand in a present of unity.
ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಹಿತ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಕೈಗಳು ಸದಾ ಒಂದಾಗಿರಲಿದೆ.
ಜನಪರ, ಪಾರದರ್ಶಕ, ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾಚಾರ ರಹಿತ ಆಡಳಿತ ನೀಡುವ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಗ್ಯಾರೆಂಟಿಗಳನ್ನು ಈಡೇರಿಸಲು ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷ ಒಂದು ಕುಟುಂಬವಾಗಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಲಿದೆ. pic.twitter.com/V0OoO7JUKQ
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) May 18, 2023
Shivakumar additionally tweeted an image with Kharge and Siddaramiah and mentioned that ‘Karnataka’s safe future and our folks’s welfare is our prime precedence’.
“We are united in guaranteeing that,” he mentioned.
Karnataka’s safe future and our peoples welfare is our prime precedence, and we’re united in guaranteeing that. pic.twitter.com/sNROprdn5H
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) May 18, 2023
Congress arrived at a consensus on authorities formation in Karnataka following hectic parleys, and Kharge together with different stakeholders held conferences previous midnight to hammer out an answer between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar — the 2 chief ministerial aspirants. Both leaders had been tenting within the nationwide capital and held a number of rounds of deliberations with the Congress’ prime brass together with Kharge and former get together chief Rahul Gandhi.
While Siddaramaiah, 75, was Karnataka CM from 2012 to 2018, Shivakumar, 61, has been a minister within the state and is presently the Karnataka Congress chief.
Meanwhile, a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) assembly has been referred to as by Shivakumar, the get together’s state unit chief, in Bengaluru on Thursday night. The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief has written to all legislators, asking them to attend the assembly of newly-elected MLAs, MLCs, and MPs on the Indira Gandhi Bhavan on Queen’s Road at 7 pm.
It is notable that within the May 10 elections to the 224-member Karnataka Assembly, the Congress scored an emphatic victory by bagging 135 seats whereas the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the previous prime minister HD Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular) secured 66 and 19 seats, respectively.
Celebrations escape at Siddaramaiah’s native village
Celebrations, in the meantime, broke out close to the residence of Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru and at his native village within the Mysuru district on Thursday morning after it emerged that he would be the subsequent Chief Minister. His supporters shouted slogans in his favour because the information got here out that he would take oath because the CM on May 20.
The residents of Siddaramanahundi, the native village of Siddaramaiah had been, in reality, jubilant since Wednesday following studies that their chief would change into the chief minister once more. The villagers set off crackers, raised slogans hailing Siddaramaiah, and distributed sweets.
His brother Sidde Gowda was assured that Siddaramaiah will likely be chosen for the highest put up.
“There’s a guarantee that Siddaramaiah will become Chief Minister. He has done well for the people. He introduced the ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme giving free rice to the poor people,” Sidde Gowda advised reporters in Siddaramanahundi on Wednesday.
