Bharat Express

Shivakumar

Bengaluru and Karnataka are known for unity in diversity nationally and internationally

Other than Finance, Siddaramaiah also holds cabinet affairs and the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms

MLAs H K Patil, Krishna Byregowda, N Cheluvarayaswamy, K Venkatesh, H C Mahadevappa, Congress working president Eshwar Khandre, and former state Congress president Dinesh Gundu Rao are among those who will take oath on Saturday noon.

Sources said Shivakumar finally agreed to be deputy CM after holding late night parleys with K C Venugopal.

The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President will fly to Delhi from Kempegowda International Airport here at 9:50 a.m., according to a statement from his office.