Karnataka: Congress’s Siddaramaiah, who has been named the new Karnataka CM, leaves for party leader KC Venugopal’s residence, in Delhi.
Meanwhile DK Shivakumar also confirmed this News. “In the larger interest of the party…why not,” DK Shivakumar confirms to India Today his becoming new Karnataka Dy CM and Siddaramaiah as new CM.
“The party high command has taken a decision…” says DK Shivakumar, on being named the new Karnataka Deputy CM, as he arrives at the residence of party leader KC Venugopal in Delhi.
Congress MP DK Suresh Kumar who is also the brother of DK Shiv Kumar said that they have accepted this decision in the interest of Karnataka. “I am not fully happy but in the interest of Karnataka we wanted to fulfil our commitment…That is why DK Shivakumar had to accept. In future we will see, there is a long way to go. …I wish it (CM post for DK Shivakumar) but it didn’t happen, we will wait and see”: Congress MP & DK Shivakumar’s brother, DK Suresh
After declaring the new Karnataka CM Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to invite opposition leaders to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Karnataka CM & Dy CM. The Gandhis, Congress CMs and senior Congress leaders to attend the event in Bengaluru.
