Bharat Express

Karnataka

Khader, if elected, will be the first Muslim leader to serve as Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee openly expressed her party's willingness to support the Congress in up to 200 Lok Sabha seats. She firmly refused to relinquish any political space to the Congress in her state until the outcome of the Karnataka battle was determined.

"Everything is well; everything will be well," Shivakumar assured the media.

Siddaramaiah to be Karnataka CM, DK Shivakumar deputy CM; swearing-in on May 20: Congress sources

All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary in charge for Karnataka Randeep Surjewala said a decision on the new cabinet will be in place in the next 48-72 hours.

Both leaders are in Delhi and have met with senior Congress leaders.

Several BJP leaders are attacking the Congress for the delay in naming a chief ministerial candidate in Karnataka despite intense lobbying for the position.

No, Nothing has been discussed thus far. Tomorrow (Tuesday), I'm flying to New Delhi, where we'll talk about everything: DK Shivakumar

For Karnataka, hung assembly has been a customary norm but this time INC passed the test of democracy, where it's actually hanging is the decision to choose a chief minister out of two impactful and strong leaders who are in the race and no one seems to back off. 

Both Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar supporters were spotted shouting slogans and demanding that the Congress party choose their leader as Karnataka's Chief Minister.