Karnataka: Congress Legislature Party leaves CM title to get collectively president Mallikarjun Kharge
On Sunday, May 14, the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Karnataka reached a unanimous option to entrust the variety of its chief to the discretion of Mallikarjun Kharge – the President of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
After the Congress Legislature Party’s meeting, a concise resolution was handed stating, “The Congress Legislature Party unanimously resolves that AICC President is hereby authorised to appoint the new Leader of the Congress Legislature Party.”
CLP Resolution: The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) unanimously resolves that AICC President is hereby authorised to appoint the model new Leader of the Congress Legislature Party. #KarnatakaResultsWithPTI pic.twitter.com/NzyuquWVTn
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 14, 2023
Interestingly, even sooner than this resolution by the CLP, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had acknowledged that the get collectively’s extreme command will resolve who could be the chief minister in Karnataka.
Initially, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge designated Sushilkumar Shinde, along with get collectively leaders Jitendra Singh and Deepak Babaria, as observers for overseeing the election of the Congress Legislative Party chief in Karnataka.
Before the meeting, Kharge acknowledged that the CLP would submit its report again to the get collectively’s extreme command, which may fastidiously take into consideration and determine the next Chief Minister of Karnataka. Now, after a convincing victory, the get collectively’s consideration has shifted in route of the variety of the next chief minister for the state, with two fundamental contenders, DK Shivakumar, and Siddaramaiah.
In the newest Karnataka Assembly elections, the Congress get collectively secured a whole of 135 out of 224 seats, ensuing inside the eradicating of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which obtained 66 seats, from power. Additionally, the Janata Dal (Secular) achieved victory on 19 seats.
Notably, every Shivakumar, who has been elected as an MLA for eight consecutive phrases, and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah have overtly expressed their aspirations to turn into the Chief Minister. In the earlier, they’ve engaged in a political rivalry, striving to outdo each other. Before the meeting, supporters of every Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah displayed posters advocating for his or her respective candidacies as the next Chief Minister of the state.
According to sources, the Congress get collectively is even considering a plan to divide the Chief Minister’s tenure between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar. Under this potential affiliation, Siddaramaiah may assume the Chief Minister’s operate for the preliminary 2.5 years, whereas DK Shivakumar could possibly be entrusted with the accountability for the subsequent 2.5 years.
If Siddaramaiah, who joined the Congress get collectively following his expulsion from JD(S), is elected as a result of the CLP chief, it would mark his second time interval as Chief Minister after beforehand holding the esteemed place for five years between 2013 and 2018. DK Shivakumar had beforehand served as a Minister in Siddaramaiah’s cabinet.
