As the race for the chief ministership of Karnataka hotted up between Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday rushed back to Delhi and said the AICC observers will convey the opinion of the party's MLAs to the high command which will then take a final decision.
Newly elected Congress MLAs in Karnataka on Sunday authorised party president Mallikarjun Kharge to pick the next chief minister, with the leadership battle heating up between Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar - the frontrunners for the coveted post. AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal said the central observers will take the opinion of MLAs which will be
A day after JD(S) claimed that the party has already decided with whom they will form the government in the state, JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday clarified that no one has contacted his party and that there was no demand for him
Latest trends indicated the BJP was ahead in 41 seats, the Congress in 36 and JDS in 13. Postal ballots were being counted initially. The elections to the 224-member Karnataka Assembly were held on May 10