Bharat Express

Siddaramaiah

After Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar returned to the nation's capital from Bengaluru to make their selections, the shortlist for the cabinet was created in New Delhi.

Both the leaders would take oath as the chief minister and deputy chief minister respectively along with a few ministers on Saturday at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru

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

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

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

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. 

Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar are likely to be in the national capital today to meet the party’s high command, say sources

Shivkumar, seven-time MLA, has won again from Kanakapura with an unprecedented margin whereas Siddaramaiah too has managed to grab his seat in Varuna with good numbers.

The former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal is leading in 30 segments, and others in 5 seats. BJP leader and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai (Shiggaon) and Congress State unit President D K Shivakumar (Kanakapura) were leading in their respective seats. 

Siddaramaiah had sought the BJP government at the Centre to immediately open diplomatic discussions, reach out to international agencies to ensure the well-being of Hakki-Pikkis