Deputy Chief Minister and Congress state president, DK Shivakumar, is scheduled to take oath as the 25th Chief Minister of Karnataka on June 3, Wednesday, in Bengaluru, according to government sources.
DK Shivakumar to take oath as Karnataka Chief Minister on June 3
Deputy Chief Minister and Congress state president, DK Shivakumar, is scheduled to take oath as the 25th Chief Minister of Karnataka on June 3, Wednesday, in Bengaluru, according to government sources. This comes days after Siddaramaiah resigned from the post of Karnataka Chief Minister after an intense power struggle since the Congress formed the government three years ago.
Karnataka’s political stage is set to witness a major transition with Siddaramaih formally resigned as the CM on May 28, Thursday, and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar expected to be formally elected as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) at a crucial meeting in Bengaluru at 4 pm on Saturday, May 30, ending the 3-year-old power struggle and elevating Shivakumar as the state’s 24th Chief Minister.
Karnataka Congress is set to hold a crucial Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting in Bengaluru on Saturday amid ongoing organisational deliberations, leadership speculation, and continued political sparring over the internal dynamics of the ruling party following the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on May 28.
The CLP meeting comes after Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot accepted Siddaramaiah’s resignation and dissolved the Council of Ministers with immediate effect. However, Siddaramaiah has been asked to continue as Chief Minister until alternative arrangements are made.
Shivakumar on Friday said the CLP meeting will be held at 4 pm in Bengaluru in the presence of party observers, who will later consult the Congress high command before a final decision is taken on leadership and organisational matters.
“A CLP meeting will be held in Bengaluru tomorrow at 4 PM. Our two observers will arrive. We will conduct the CLP meeting in their presence, and subsequently, they will take a call after consulting with the High Command,” Shivakumar told reporters in the national capital.
He further clarified that decisions regarding Rajya Sabha nominations and other organisational appointments, including MLCs, rest entirely with the party leadership in New Delhi.
“We will release our list alongside those of other states. That is the information I have received. They (party high command) will inform you. This does not fall within my jurisdiction. The party high command will decide on this matter–even in the case of MLCs,” he said.
Shivakumar also met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi earlier in the day. Sharing a post on X, he said, “Met my leader and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, @RahulGandhi avaru in New Delhi today.”
Shivakumar met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi earlier in the day. Sharing a post on X, he said, “Met my leader and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, @RahulGandhi avaru in New Delhi today.” The meeting further confirms his chances of becoming the next CM of Karnataka.
DK Shivakumar is from the Vokkaliga community, one of Karnataka’s most politically influential and economically dominant agrarian castes, especially in the Old Mysuru region that includes Bengaluru Rural, Mandya, Ramanagara, Hassan, Mysuru and surrounding districts. Congress’ motive behind making Shivakumar Chief Minister is the political dominance of the Vokkaliga cast and he is the party’s prominent leader from the cast.
