After registering a landslide victory in Karnataka assembly polls, the party is working on selecting the next Chief Minister of the state; the most probable names among which are former CM Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief DK Shivakumar.
The central observers of Congress for Karnataka have submitted their report to party president Mallikarjun Kharge who will consult UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi to arrive at a final decision, party sources said on Monday
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah arrived in Delhi on Monday evening to meet the top leadership as the Congress is in the process of picking the next chief minister after the party's emphatic win in the state
The observers in Karnataka will submit their report regarding the next Chief Minister to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, after which the government will be formed in the state very soon, MP Randeep Surjewala said here on Monday.
Three central observers appointed by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in Karnataka, arrived in Delhi on Monday to present their report to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on the question of appointing the chief minister of the State.
The three observers appointed by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday, include former Maharashtra chief minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and party leaders Bhanwar Jitendra Singh and Deepak Babaria.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief DK Shivakumar, who is celebrating his birthday today said that he has done his duty and now it was upto the party high command to take a call.
The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) has unanimously decided to leave the selection of the new leader of CLP (Chief Minister of Karnataka) to the decision of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge, stated the Congress resolution on Sunday.
In this regard, Randeep Singh Surjewala took to Twitter and said," Lata Mallikarjun, Independent MLA from Harpanhalli Assembly is the daughter of veteran Congress Leader and Ex Deputy CM, Late M.P.Prakash. She has extended unconditional support to the Congress Party in Karnataka consideri
After Congress registered a thumping victory in the Karnataka assembly election, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday assured the people that the grand old party will fulfil all the five promises made to the public in the party's manifesto after the formation of the cabinet.