Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is scheduled to travel to New Delhi on Monday, with an official statement indicating that he will meet Congress top leaders on Tuesday. His return journey remains open-ended, lending significance to the visit amid persistent speculation over an impending cabinet expansion.The cabinet expansion process in the Karnataka Congress has gathered momentum, with several ministerial aspirants heading to the national capital to lobby the p…
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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…
Bengaluru, May 28 (IANS) The Congress high command heaved a sigh of relief as Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah tendered his resignation on Thursday amid the intense leadership tussle in the state unit and is now hopeful of a smooth transition of power to Deputy Chief Minister and state party President D. K. Shivakumar, who is regarded as a devoted and go-getter leader for the party.Following is a timeline of the political contest:April 2023The internal power struggle between Siddaramaiah an…
Bengaluru, Jan 14 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, whose private chat with senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had created waves, on Wednesday said he would not publicly discuss conversations held with leaders of his party. Shivakumar’s statement came in response to questions from the media at the Vidhana Soudha premises on the meeting.”I am the Karnataka Pradesh Committee (KPCC) President, and Rahul Gandhi is the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. Is it appropriat…