The deal was clinched after Sonia Gandhi spoke to DK Shivakumar (File)
New Delhi:
After lengthy deliberations, Karnataka Congress Chief, DK Shivakumar, reluctantly agreed to take up the Deputy Chief Minister’s position following former occasion president Sonia Gandhi’s intervention, sources claimed.
The Congress high brass has chosen Siddaraiamah for the Chief Minister put up, with Mr Shivakumar as his deputy.
The deal was clinched after Sonia Gandhi spoke to Mr Shivakumar – who had been agency on his demand for the Chief Minister put up – late final night to resolve the impasse.
Sources near Mr Shivakumar stated he determined to make the “sacrifice” and agreed to be Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka within the curiosity of the occasion.
DK Shivakumar’s brother DK Suresh stated the association supplied by the Congress management has been within the curiosity of Karnataka, but it surely has not left them glad.
“This resolution has been taken within the curiosity of Karnataka and the occasion… My brother needed to turn out to be Chief Minister, however he did not turn out to be. We’re not too proud of this resolution,” he informed NDTV.
The Congress had been struggling to get Mr Shivakumar on board with the concept of a second time period for Mr Siddaramaiah within the high put up, who reportedly has the help of most MLAs.
Each Mr Siddaramaiah and Mr Shivakumar had met Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Social gathering Basic Secretary KC Venugopal yesterday – presenting their circumstances as contenders for the Chief Minister put up.
Chatting with the media exterior Mr Kharge’s residence, Congress chief Randeep Singh Surjewala stated a choice might take 48 hours extra and one other 24 for asserting the cupboard.
Mrs Gandhi spoke to Mr Shivakumar late final night after which he accepted the quantity 2 spot, sources stated.
The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to be held on Saturday, with all like-minded events attending the occasion. Sources stated the power-sharing association is being fine-tuned.
Whereas Mr Siddaramaiah is seen to be a frontrunner with mass attraction and accomplished a full time period in 2018, Mr Shivakumar is thought for his robust organisational capabilities, and is taken into account resourceful and Congress’ troubleshooter throughout powerful instances.
Mr Shivakumar had been insisting on the highest put up, citing his work over the past 4 years -after Congress’s coalition authorities with HD Kumaraswamy’s Janata Dal Secular had collapsed following a mass occasion swap by MLAs. However he additionally stated he wouldn’t resort to “blackmail”.
He stated he had assured the Gandhis and Mallikarjun Kharge that he’ll ship Karnataka.
“Sonia Gandhi informed me, ‘I’ve confidence in you that you’ll ship Karnataka’. I’m sitting right here, doing my common duty. You need to have the essential courtesy, a little bit of gratitude. They need to have the courtesy to acknowledge who’s behind the win,” he had informed NDTV in an unique interview earlier.
An NDTV survey in the course of the election marketing campaign revealed that Siddaramaiah was the preferred selection for the following Karnataka Chief Minister. The BJP gained 66 seats, and HD Kumaraswamy’s Janata Dal-Secular gained 19 seats.
The Congress gained a transparent majority in final week’s meeting elections, ending with 135 seats within the 224-member meeting.
The BJP gained 66 seats with a 36 per cent vote share, and HD Kumaraswamy’s Janata Dal Secular gained 19 seats with a vote share of 13.29 per cent.