Ahead of the Congress Legislative party (CLP) meeting in Bengaluru today, a huge number of supporters gathered outside the residence of Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar in Bengaluru on Sunday and raised slogans of 'We want DK Shivakumar as CM'.
Amid speculations over the chief ministerial face in Karnataka after Congress' emphatic victory in the Assembly polls, state party president DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that he has no differences with Siddaramaiah, who is being seen as a front-runner for the position of the top post.
The contest between its two top leaders, Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, for the chief ministerial post has intensified with their supporters on Sunday putting up posters in support of their respective leaders.
Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the mandate for the grand old party in the Karnataka Assembly elections and said that the Prime Minister's face value had done no good for the BJP in the state.
Describing the results of the Karnataka Assembly polls as a mandate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that it would act as a "stepping stone" to the Lok Sabha election slated next year.
The early trends for Karnataka assembly election results showed Congress crossing the halfway mark, and Siddaramaiah leading from the Varuna constituency.
Congress leader Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra on Saturday said that the party will do "anything" to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party out of power and that his father should become the Chief Minister of the state.
Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday expressed gratitude to the party workers for working relentlessly during the election campaign and hoped that their struggle will "definitely bear fruit", as the exit polls gave an edge to the grand old party after polling concluded in the southern
The Supreme Court also said the Speaker if he finds that the motion for his removal is not as per procedure, then he could proceed with the petitions seeking disqualification of the MLAs.