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NEW DELHI: In his archetypal absorption aft being unanimously elected person of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP), Karnataka CM-designate DK Shivakumar connected Saturday said helium was “humbled” and formally staked assertion to signifier the authorities successful the state.In a station connected X, Shivakumar wrote, “Humbled to beryllium unanimously elected arsenic the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party astatine the CLP gathering held successful Vidhana Soudha today. Along with Shri Siddaramaiah and different leaders, I met the politician and formally submitted our assertion to signifier the authorities successful Karnataka. We stay committed to serving the radical of the authorities with dedication, integrity and purpose.”
Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar met politician Thaawarchand Gehlot astatine Raj Bhavan connected Saturday aft being elected CLP person astatine a gathering held successful Vidhana Soudha successful Bengaluru, formally paving the mode for him to go Karnataka’s adjacent main minister.Outgoing main curate Siddaramaiah projected Shivakumar’s sanction for the post, portion elder person G Parameshwara seconded the proposal, which was unanimously endorsed by enactment legislators.The CLP gathering was overseen by Congress leaders KC Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala. After the meeting, Venugopal said Shivakumar would proceed to Raj Bhavan to involvement assertion and would beryllium sworn successful arsenic main curate connected June 3.
The CLP besides passed a solution appreciating Siddaramaiah’s tenure arsenic main minister, with Shivakumar moving the motion. Siddaramaiah resigned connected May 28, aft which Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot accepted his resignation and dissolved the Council of Ministers, asking him to proceed successful bureau until alternate arrangements were made.Addressing a property league earlier successful the day, Karnataka Congress moving president G C Chandrashekhar said Shivakumar, who served arsenic lawman main curate successful the outgoing government, is acceptable to instrumentality oath arsenic main curate connected June 3 astatine the Glass House successful Lok Bhavan, Bengaluru.He said the swearing-in ceremonial would beryllium held connected June 3, with the timing to beryllium announced later, and added that Shivakumar would undertake a statewide circuit aft assuming office.
