Bengaluru, May 15 (). In view of the party’s landslide victory, the top leadership of the Congress has asked Karnataka state unit president D.K. Shivakumar has been called to New Delhi amid the ongoing tussle between Shivakumar and senior leader Siddaramaiah.
The Karnataka leader has left for Delhi and is expected to reach the national capital by 7 pm.
The Congress high command was expecting ease in deciding the chief minister but it is facing problems as supporters of both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar raised slogans in favor of their respective leaders in front of the hotel where the party parliamentary meeting was held on Sunday. Committee meeting was held.
Former chief minister Siddaramaiah has already reached New Delhi, but Shivakumar told reporters in the morning that he was not going to the national capital as he had to meet party workers who had reached Bengaluru in large numbers from all parts of Karnataka to meet him. have been
Congress sources told that the party’s national leadership has called Shivakumar to New Delhi for a meeting with party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi to decide on the chief minister.
Speaking to over phone, Congress General Secretary Organization K.C. Venugopal said, the results of the election came on May 13 and it is necessary to discuss it in a democratic political party. There is no issue and everything will be sorted out, the name of the Chief Minister will be announced soon.
The Congress leadership is trying to persuade Shivakumar for the post of deputy chief minister. He may also be retained as the state party chief.
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