Siddaramaiah Or DK Shivakumar? Congress Meet In Delhi Today To Take A Call

With the lobbying for the Chief Minister set to shift to Delhi, both DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah are also expected in the national capital later today

After registering a thumping win in Karnataka, the acid test for Congress now would be picking the chief minister with both state chief DK Shivakumar and senior leader Siddaramaiah eyeing the spot. A team of observers appointed by Congress met the newly-elected Karnataka MLAs on Sunday to get their views on who should get the top spot. The team will head to Delhi at 10 am and hold discussions with the national leadership, which includes Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Rahul Gandhi.

With the lobbying for the Chief Minister set to shift to Delhi, both Mr Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah are also expected in the national capital later today to meet the party's leadership. According to sources, both the leaders though have been asked to wait and only come to Delhi if called by the party.  

The decision will finally be taken by Mr Kharge, the party announced after the meeting of its Karnataka MLAs yesterday evening. Congress General Secretaries Sushil Kumar Shinde, Deepak Babaria, and Jitendra Singh Alwar were the observers at the meeting.

The supporters of both DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah shouted slogans outside the Bengaluru hotel where the meeting took place.