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Image Source : INDIA TV Karnataka: Siddaramaiah named as next CM by Congress, say sources Karnataka CM race: Ending the ongoing suspense, the Congress high command has finalised senior leader Siddaramaiah as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka, sources said. This comes after three days of a tussle as Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar both were adamant on CM's post. The official announcement regarding the development will be made by The sources said that Shivakumar also gave his consent on Siddaramaiah's name as the next Chief Minister. They said DK Shivakumar will be made Deputy Chief Minister and continue as Karnataka PCC chief. Besides, he will also be given two key ministries in the state cabinet, sources said. Meanwhile, Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar also met party leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi today. Earlier, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal visited party MP Siddaramaia, DK Shivakumar reached Delhi after election's result The results of Karnataka assembly polls were declared on Saturday (May 13) and the newly-elected Congress MLAs on Sunday authorised Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to take a decision on the CM post. With the action shifting to Delhi, both Siddaramaiah, a former Chief Minister of Karnataka, and Shivakumar reached Delhi. As per sources, Congress leadership wants to ensure that there are no fissures either in the running of the government or the party in Karnataka so that the party can focus on its preparations fo...

Congress leader DK Shivakumar on his birthday eve with Siddaramaiah, Randeep Singh Surjewala and other Congress leaders.(Source: DK Shivakumar/Twitter) The swearing-in for the chief minister will be held on May 18, to which all like-minded parties will be invited. Top points on the Karnataka election 2023 and next CM: 1. 2. With the ball now in Kharge's court, the top contenders are also expected to meet Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the national capital. 3. On Sunday evening, the 4. Randeep Singh Surjewala, who is All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Karnataka, later said Kharge will not take long and announce the name of the next chief minister of Karnataka soon. The meeting, which started late on Sunday night, continued till 1.30 am. It was attended by all 135 newly elected MLAs. 5. Former Maharashtra chief minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and party leaders Jitendra Singh and Deepak Babaria were present in the meeting as observers. Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar, Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh and others also attended the meeting. The team would reportedly head to New Delhi and hold discussions with Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi. 6. When asked if there were any gifts being planned for Siddaramaiah or DK Shivakumar on the latter's birthday, Surjewala said, “I am not a party to those discussions as general secretary. I am a simple worker to the Congress who stood out with all my legislatures. We were sitting together and planning the future o...

In a choice that underlined a keenness to protect the Lingayat vote base rather than indulge in risky experiments, the BJP on Tuesday chose 61-year-old Basavaraj Bommai as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka. Significantly, not from the RSS stables and earlier associated with the Janata Dal (United), Mr. Bommai joined the BJP only in 2008. This makes him an exception among BJP Chief Ministers in the State. He is a moderate face not known to take a hardline Hindutva stance and an amenable man across party lines. Bommai’s choice aimed at keeping BJP’s Lingayat voter base intact Mr. Bommai met Governor Taawarchand Gehlot to stake his claim to form the government late at night on Tuesday and will be sworn in alone on Wednesday at 11 a.m. No surprises Though there had been intense and wild speculation on the possibility of the BJP throwing a up “surprise” choice, the saffron party played it safe by going with Mr. Bommai who does not disrupt the caste calculations. Significantly, he is seen as a man who is close to the Lingayat strongman and outgoing Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, which implies that the latter still holds sway. Seers from the Lingayat-Veerashiva community had interpreted Mr. Yediyurappa’s ouster as an “insult” to the community and the choice of Mr. Bommai would assuage these hurt sentiments at least partially. Mr. Bommai also meets the long-pending demand for a person from North Karnataka to be at the helm of affairs in the State. Also, Mr. Bommai is only the...

Political Career Bommai’s has his roots with the Janata Dal where he served as the General Secretary from 1995 to 1996. He is also a Lingayat community leader. In 1998, Bommai won a seat in the Karnataka Legislative Counci by contesting from Dharwad. He would win this seat again in 2004. In 2008, Basavaraj Bommai left the Janata Dal and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly after winning the election from the Shiggaon constituency in Later, when Basavaraj Bommai, the Chief Minister Bommai was elected as Karnataka’s Chief Minister on July 27 th, 2021, and sworn in on the next day. He will be the state’s Chief Minister till the next assembly elections in 2023. His immediate challenge is managing the COVID-19 vaccination program and controlling the pandemic. Bommai’s success will also be measured in how he manages the state’s resources at a time where they have been hit badly by the pandemic. Also See • • • • • • Filed Under: Tagged With:

By Express News Service BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that all support will be provided to solve drinking water-related issues, and warned officials, including district in-charge secretaries, that no lame excuses would be entertained and strict action taken for any irresponsibility. “Cases of consumption of contaminated water should not recur. It is your responsibility to provide clean drinking water to all people. Grants will be provided if required. Don’t shift the responsibility by giving lame excuses. The authorities should be alert round-the-clock and solve water issues. District in-charge secretaries should be in touch with the minister and provide proper information about the water situation,” he said. Reviewing the drinking water problem and progress of Jal Jeevan Mission in eight districts of Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, Ballari Dakshina Kannada and Udupi at his home office Krishna through video-conferencing, he said the government has taken note of drinking water issues in some districts due to scanty rainfall over the last few days. “Monsoon started in the state on June 10. From June 1 to 11, the state received less than the usual rainfall and there has been a shortfall of 67 per cent. The Meteorological Department has predicted that rainfall will be normal,” he said. Drinking water is being provided through tankers in 322 villages and rented private borewells in 148 villages in 15 districts. Even water-rich Dakshina Kannad...

He added, "I have not decided to go to Delhi. Because a lot of people are coming from across the state and I have small rituals in my house as today is my birthday. There is some puja [religious rituals] and I have to go to some temples." Mallikarjun Kharge will not take long to announce of next Karnataka CM: Randeep Singh Surjewala All India Congress Committee (AICC)'s leader in charge of Karnataka, Randeep Singh Surjewala, told the media that Mallikarjun Kharge would not take long to announce the name of the next chief minister of the state.

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Amid protests against a Karnataka minister's statement seeking review of the stringent anti-cow slaughter law, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the matter will be discussed in the cabinet meeting. Siddaramaiah said there was a lack of clarity in the law brought in by the previous BJP government and that the state government will discuss it in the cabinet meeting. He, however, said that no decision was taken yet. "We will discuss it in the Cabinet. We have not decided anything yet," he said. Earlier, K Venkatesh, Karnataka's Animal Husbandry Minister, had triggered a row with his statement that - "if buffaloes can be slaughtered, why not cows?" "The previous BJP government had brought in a bill. In that, they have allowed the slaughter of buffaloes, but have said cow slaughter should not be done. We will discuss it and decide," he said while addressing the media. Mr Venkatesh also suggested that slaughtering of aged cows could help tackle the challenges faced by the farmers in managing the cattle. The BJP held statewide protests against the minister's statement over the past two days. Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, in a series of tweets, condemned Mr Venkatesh's statement and asked Siddaramaiah to give "appropriate advice" to his colleague. "Animal Husbandry Minister K Venkatesh's statement is shocking. We condemn his statement. We Indians have an emotional connection with the cow and worship them as mother," Mr Bommai said. "The...

K'taka Govt formation live updates: The Congress is set to appoint Siddaramaiah the Chief Minister and D K Shivakumar the Deputy CM. Karnataka government formation: After days of hectic negotiations, the Congress on Thursday ended the impasse over the Karnataka government formation, according to reports, and is set to appoint Siddaramaiah the Chief Minister and D K Shivakumar the Deputy CM. The swearing-in ceremony is likely to be held in Bengaluru on Saturday (May 20). On Wednesday, the top two contenders for the CM post had met Rahul Gandhi at his residence in Delhi, PTI reported. This comes a day after both the CM aspirants Meanwhile, state Congress in-charge Randeep Surjewala told reporters that a new cabinet will be formed in Karnataka in the next 48-72 hours. Siddaramaiah is set be the next Karnatak, reports ANI. DK Shivakumar will be taking oath as the deputy chief minister. The swearing-in ceremony will be held in Bengaluru on May 20, 2023. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge arrived at a consensus for the formation of the state government. One of the key reasons behind the Congress party’s spectacular performance in the Karnataka Assembly elections is its significant gains in the rural and backward districts across the state, where its rivals, the BJP and JD(S), lost considerable ground. Four days after the Congress registered an emphatic victory in Karnataka, uncertainty clouded the exercise to name the next Chief Minister despite former Chief Minister Siddaram...

Political Career Bommai’s has his roots with the Janata Dal where he served as the General Secretary from 1995 to 1996. He is also a Lingayat community leader. In 1998, Bommai won a seat in the Karnataka Legislative Counci by contesting from Dharwad. He would win this seat again in 2004. In 2008, Basavaraj Bommai left the Janata Dal and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly after winning the election from the Shiggaon constituency in Later, when Basavaraj Bommai, the Chief Minister Bommai was elected as Karnataka’s Chief Minister on July 27 th, 2021, and sworn in on the next day. He will be the state’s Chief Minister till the next assembly elections in 2023. His immediate challenge is managing the COVID-19 vaccination program and controlling the pandemic. Bommai’s success will also be measured in how he manages the state’s resources at a time where they have been hit badly by the pandemic. Also See • • • • • • Filed Under: Tagged With:

Image Source : INDIA TV Karnataka: Siddaramaiah named as next CM by Congress, say sources Karnataka CM race: Ending the ongoing suspense, the Congress high command has finalised senior leader Siddaramaiah as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka, sources said. This comes after three days of a tussle as Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar both were adamant on CM's post. The official announcement regarding the development will be made by The sources said that Shivakumar also gave his consent on Siddaramaiah's name as the next Chief Minister. They said DK Shivakumar will be made Deputy Chief Minister and continue as Karnataka PCC chief. Besides, he will also be given two key ministries in the state cabinet, sources said. Meanwhile, Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar also met party leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi today. Earlier, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal visited party MP Siddaramaia, DK Shivakumar reached Delhi after election's result The results of Karnataka assembly polls were declared on Saturday (May 13) and the newly-elected Congress MLAs on Sunday authorised Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to take a decision on the CM post. With the action shifting to Delhi, both Siddaramaiah, a former Chief Minister of Karnataka, and Shivakumar reached Delhi. As per sources, Congress leadership wants to ensure that there are no fissures either in the running of the government or the party in Karnataka so that the party can focus on its preparations fo...