Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) In another setback to the newly formed Karnataka government under D.K. Shivakumar, veteran Congress leader and Minister K.H. Muniyappa has expressed strong dissatisfaction over the allocation of the Food and Civil Supplies Department and announced that he will not assume charge of the ministry.The senior minister has also urged the party’s high command to step in to rectify the wrong done to him. The move follows a similar development in which senior Minister Ramalinga R…
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Bengaluru, June 3 (IANS) A major organisational change in the Karnataka Congress took place on Wednesday as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) appointed senior leader B.K. Hariprasad was appointed as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), replacing Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. The appointment was announced by AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal.In an official order, Venugopal stated: “Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has appointed B.K. H…
Bengaluru, June 3 (IANS) Senior Congress leader G. Parameshwara, who will be sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister in the D.K. Shivakumar-led government, on Wednesday acknowledged that he had aspired to become CM but said he fully accepted the party high command’s decision and was happy to serve in his new role.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Parameshwara said he would abide by the party’s decision as a disciplined worker of Congress.”It is true that I wante…
Bengaluru, June 3 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister-designate D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday met former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda at his Padmanabhanagar residence in Bengaluru and sought his blessings ahead of the swearing-in ceremony in the evening, even as senior Congress leaders MB Patil and Ramalinga Reddy thanked the party for inviting them to join the Council of Ministers under the incoming Chief Minister.Deve Gowda warmly received Shivakumar and congratulated him on being elevated to the…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Congress leaders praised D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday ahead of his scheduled swearing-in as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka, with Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar pointing out that Shivakumar has consistently played a key role in strengthening the party. Speaking to IANS, Wadettiwar said, “Whenever the party has faced trouble in the state, he has always helped Congress move forward. He is known even outside his state as a fighting leader. At the same time, his identity…
New Delhi/Agartala, June 2 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday appointed Presidents of nine organisational district units of the party in Tripura as part of a nationwide initiative aimed at strengthening the organisation and enhancing its connect with people at the grassroots level, party leaders said. All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary K.C. Venugopal said in a statement that the Congress President has approved the proposal for the appointment of Presidents…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) Intense consultations over the formation of the new Karnataka cabinet continued in New Delhi on Tuesday, even as the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister-designate D.K. Shivakumar is scheduled for Wednesday evening.According to party sources, the Congress high command is expected to finalise the list of ministers who will take oath alongside Shivakumar by Tuesday evening following a series of meetings involving senior party leaders.A meeting has been ongoing …
Bengaluru, June 1 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister-designate D.K. Shivakumar and caretaker CM Siddaramaiah reached New Delhi on Monday to hold discussions with the Congress high command on the formation of the new state cabinet.The two senior leaders travelled to the national capital on the same flight as the exercise to finalise the composition of the cabinet shifted to Delhi. AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge also left for Delhi earlier from his residence in Bengaluru. Siddaramaiah’s son MLC Ya…
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) After DK Shivakumar was announced as leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP), paving way for him to become the next Chief Minister of Karnataka, party leaders on Saturday called the moment “emotional”. They said that what they experienced during the meeting would stay with them for a lifetime.According to Congress General Secretary (Organisation) and Lok Sabha MP K.C. Venugopal , Siddaramaiah proposed Shivakumar’s name during the meeting, while senior Congress lea…
Bengaluru, May 30 (IANS) Congress’ Karnataka unit President D.K. Shivakumar was unanimously elected as the new leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) at a meeting held at the Vidhana Soudha on Saturday, paving the way for him to become the next Chief Minister of the state, according to a statement from his office.”The election took place at the Convention Hall of the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru in the presence of senior Congress leaders and legislators,” it said.Outgoing Chief Minister S…