New Delhi: Nearly a week after election results were announced, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy met Congress leaders today amid possibility of cabinet reshuffle.
Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, Congress state chief Dinesh Gundu Rao, state minister DK Shivakumar, Congress leader KC Venugopal and former chief minister Siddaramaiah attended the meet, news agency ANI reported.
While Karnataka Congress is trying to keep its flock together, former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit told NDTV today that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is "adamant" on resigning from his post of party president over the election debacle. Congress won just 52 of 542 Lok Sabha seats in the Lok Sabha elections.
Here are the Highlights of Lok Sabha election results 2019
May 29, 2019 20:55 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the residence of Arun Jaitley.
May 29, 2019 19:43 (IST)
Congress Legislative Party underway in Bengaluru, Karnataka, reports news agency ANI.
May 29, 2019 19:43 (IST)
Congress Parliamentary Party meeting is scheduled to be held on June 1 at the Parliament, reports news agency ANI.
May 29, 2019 16:48 (IST)
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav tells news agency ANI: "Congress party has invited us for the meeting in Delhi, where election results will be discussed. We are in touch with Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Ahmed Patel and others. We will participate in the meeting there."
May 29, 2019 16:39 (IST)
TDP National President N Chandrababu Naidu will not attend the swearing-in ceremony of YS Jaganmohan Reddy tomorrow, reports news agency ANI. A TDP delegation will meet YS Jaganmohan Reddy at his Amaravati residence before the swearing-in ceremony.
May 29, 2019 16:25 (IST)
Trinamool Congress leader Monirul Islam from Bengal joins the BJP. TMC's Gadadhar Hazra, Mohd Asif Iqbal and Nimai Das also join BJP.
May 29, 2019 16:21 (IST)
Jagdish Tytler and other Congress leaders and supporters reach outside the residence of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, reports news agency ANI.
May 29, 2019 14:29 (IST)
BJP President Amit Shah, party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad and DMK leader Kanimozhi have resigned as Rajya Sabha members.Mr Shah, Mr Prasad and Ms Kanimozhi have been elected from the parliamentary constituencies of Gandhinagar, Gujarat and Patna Sahib, Bihar and Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, respectively.
May 29, 2019 13:44 (IST)
Earlier this morning, Naveen Patnaik took oath as Odisha chief minister for a record fifth term.