New Delhi: Siddaramaiah will be the next chief minister of Karnataka and DK Shivakumar his deputy, Congress announced on Thursday after the party arrived at a consensus on government formation in the state after four days of hectic parleys.
"DK Shivakumar will continue as party's Karnataka state president till Parliamentary elections," Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said as quoted by news agency PTI.
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Congress leader Siddaramaiah meets Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, stakes claim to form government.
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Congress' Grand Welcome To Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar In Bengaluru