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Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar was elected arsenic the Leader of Congress Legislative Party (CLP) connected May 30, 2026. His sanction was projected by outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who stepped down arsenic the Leader of CLP aft 17 years. Both decisions were seconded by elder person G. Parameshwar during the CLP gathering that was held astatine Vidhana Soudha successful Bengaluru.
Congress General Secretary Organisatiok K.C. Venugopal announced the enactment of Mr. Shivakumar arsenic the CLP leader, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) said.
“The Congress precocious bid has decided to name D.K. Shivakumar arsenic Karnataka CLP leader. Mr. Shivakumar volition conscionable the Governor to involvement assertion arsenic Karnataka CM. Under the guidance of the precocious command, creaseless modulation of powerfulness has taken spot successful Karnataka,” Mr. Venugopal said.
Earlier successful the day, Mr. Siddaramaiah’s determination to relinquish his presumption of arsenic the Leader of CLP was conveyed to Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. The erstwhile CM, on with Mr. Shivakumar, Mr. Venugopal and Randeep Surjewala had taken a interruption from the gathering to present the quality to Mr. Gandhi.
Mr. Shivakumar is set to instrumentality oath arsenic the adjacent Chief Minister of Karnataka connected June 3, 2026. However, contempt heated discussions implicit the past fewer days, including with the Congress precocious command, determination is inactive nary clarity connected the much-anticipated Cabinet recomposition,
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After months of speculations and uncertainty, governmental shadiness boxing, aggregate trips to Delhi and a bid of meal and meal diplomacy meetings, Siddaramaiah yet stepped down from the presumption of Chief Minister of Karnataka connected May 28, 2026, passing connected the mantel to his lawman and main ministerial aspirant, D.K. Shivakumar. What does the alteration of defender mean for the Congress successful Karnataka? What are the cardinal challenges staring astatine CM to-be D.K. Shivakumar? And what adjacent for Siddaramaiah? | Video Credit: The Hindu
