DK Shivakumar alone Deputy CM, Siddaramaiah Chief Minister, official announcement of Congress

Karnataka Swearing-In-Ceremony: After several days of brainstorming in Karnataka, the picture of who will be the chief minister has become clear. Now the Congress has also fixed the day for the swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka’s next Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal told that the swearing-in ceremony will be held on May 20 at 12.30 pm. He said that on this day other ministers of the cabinet including the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister will also take oath.

KC Venugopal further told that Siddaramaiah will be the new Chief Minister of Karnataka, while DK Shivakumar will be the Deputy Chief Minister. The party got majority on 13th May, CLP meeting was held on 14th, in which Congress party appointed observers. He said that Congress is a democratic party. We believe in consensus, not dictatorship. Both Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar are very important for the party.

Venugopal thanked the people of Karnataka

Venugopal thanked the people of Karnataka for giving this resounding victory to the Congress. He said that “I thank the poor middle class people of the state who stood by the Congress party. Our senior leadership had worked very hard for this victory”. He said that this victory started with Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra and Priyanka Gandhi’s guidance has also played a big role.

The formula of two and a half years has not been officially confirmed

People close to DK Shivakumar claim that both the leaders will get two and a half years each to become the Chief Minister, but there is no confirmation of this. According to a report, the discussion on this has been postponed till after the 2024 national elections. However, Siddaramaiah has completely ruled out the power sharing formula. He said that nothing has happened to him about this.

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