Bengaluru, May 30 (IANS) The much-awaited Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting began at the Vidhana Soudha on Saturday to elect the new leader of the legislature party, who is set to become the next Chief Minister of Karnataka. Amid strong indications that Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar would be unanimously elected as the CLP leader, several Congress legislators expressed confidence that the meeting would be a brief affair with only one agenda, formally…
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Bengaluru, May 27 (IANS) Amid intense speculation over a possible leadership change in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that he would speak in detail on Thursday regarding his recent Delhi visit and meetings with the Congress high command.Speaking to reporters after participating in a programme to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary, Siddaramaiah avoided directly responding to questions regarding speculation over his continuation…
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Friday appealed to party legislators not to travel to Delhi on his behalf and asserted that there was no question of any show of strength amid ongoing speculation over a leadership tussle in the state unit.His remarks assume significance as some of his loyalists have been urging the party high command to intervene in the matter and reportedly seeking an opportunity for him in the state’s to…
Bengaluru, Feb 9 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Monday that he will meet senior Congress leaders and other Union ministers to discuss developmental projects for the state. “I am meeting Congress leaders who have called me to Delhi. During my Delhi visit, apart from political meetings, I will also be meeting Union Jal Shakti Ministry officials and legal experts,” he said.On March 10, Shivakumar will complete six years as the president of the Karnataka Congress….
Bengaluru, Feb 9 (IANS) The Karnataka Congress crisis is taking a serious turn, with Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar’s loyalist MLA Iqbal Hussain directly urging Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to give Shivakumar an opportunity.“You speak of equality and socialism; this is the time to put that ideology into practice,” MLA Iqbal Hussain said.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Monday, Hussain said, “What we are asking is that our leader should also be give…
Bengaluru, Jan 6 (IANS) On the day Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah equalled the record of former Chief Minister late D. Devaraja Urs as the longest-serving CM, his supporters and that of Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar made contradictory statements on the leadership issue.While the CM’s supporters said that it was difficult to run the government without Siddaramaiah, a Shivakumar camp MLA said that the CM should groom the next line of leadership and he wa…