Siddaramaiah
Can Siddaramaiah deny his role in collapse of coalition govt, asks BJP leader
Sudhakar had resigned as an MLA and joined BJP along with 17 others resulting in the collapse of the Congress and JD(S) coalition government in 2019. His statement assumes significance in the present political scenario, where crucial talks are being held in Delhi to declare the Chief Minister.
Siddaramaiah gets MLAs backing, Shivakumar pins hopes on Sonia Gandhi
According to the sources, Siddaramaiah has the backing of more than 80 MLAs. The party high command, which had clarified from the beginning of making the candiddate who had the support of MLAs as the Chief Minister, is now in a difficult position as Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar is also vouching for the post.
Congress observers to submit report to Kharge, Siddaramaiah to arrive in Delhi
Kharge has deputed former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sushil Shinde, Jitendra Singh (Congress general secretary) and Deepak Babaria (former Congress general secretary) as the observers for the election of the CLP Leader of Karnataka. The CLP leaders are now returning to Delhi to submit their report to Kharge.
Karnataka: Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar likely to share CM term
Sources in the AICC told IANS that Siddaramaiah has put forward a suggestion that he was willing to share the Chief Minister position with Shivakumar. However, Siddaramaiah, according to the sources, wants the first term and that he would demit office after the first two years with Shivakumar to follow in the rest of the term.
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