Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who was scheduled to fly to the United States for 10 days on May 31 has preponed his tour and will now embark on his journey on May 28, sources said.
A seasoned political leader with socialist leanings, Siddaramaiah is set to be Karnataka Chief Minister for a second term with the Congress leadership deciding to entrust him with the task that entails quick delivery on the promises to people including "five guarantees"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Congress leader Siddaramaiah were among others who greeted JD(S) patriarch and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on his birthday.
Congress leader DK Shivakumar, who was announced to be sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, on Thursday said that there was nothing to be upset about and there is a "long way to go".
Congress leader Siddaramaiah and Karnataka party president DK Shivakumar together arrived at party president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in the national capital on Thursday.
In a run-up to this tweet, he also posted a long tweet about the Supreme Court granting a three-month extension after SEBI asked for a six-month extension for the probe into Hindenburg report.
K Sudhakar, who had defected to BJP in 2019 also alleged that when the miffed MLAs, including him had approached Siddaramaiah to complain about the injustice to them in the JD(S)-Congress coalition government led by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, the senior Congress leader had only fanne
According to party sources the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah, a former CM and leader of Opposition, the two main contenders for the chief minister's post will meet with Rahul Gandhi at 10 Janpath.
As the suspense over the next Karnataka Chief Minister intensifies, Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar are scheduled to meet party leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Wednesday.
Amid talks to decide on Karnataka Chief Minister, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday arrived at the residence of party president Mallikarjun Kharge.