After a sweeping victory in Karnataka elections, all eyes are now on the Congress leadership to see who among the leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar will get to be the chief minister of Karnataka.
Unanimous resolution: On Sunday, 14 May, evening, all newly-elected Congress MLAs gathered for the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting in Bengaluru's Shangri La hotel. A single-line resolution authorising All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge to appoint the CLP Leader – the Chief Minister – was passed in the meeting.
The two strong contenders: Both, former CM Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar were summoned to Delhi on 15 May.
While Siddaramaiah has arrived in Delhi to meet the party high command, DK Shivakumar cancelled his Delhi visit on Monday evening due to a "stomach infection" and reiterated that all 135 MLAs have decided to leave the decision with the party high command. "My aim was to deliver Karnataka and I did it," he added.