New Delhi: Amid speculations about Siddaramaiah taking over as the next Karnataka Chief Minister, state Congress In-Charge Randeep Singh Surjewala on May 17 said deliberations are presently underway and a decision in this regard is yet to be made.
There are a lot of speculations going on in the media, I request you to stop speculating and there is no truth in it. The CLP has authorised the Congress president to take a decision on the next CM and he is holding meetings and the next CM will be appointed in a day or two, Surjewala said outside Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence in Delhi.
A section of our dear friends of the media have fallen victim to the ‘fake news factory’ of BJP on formation of next Congress Government in Karnataka.
We understand the frustration of BJP in being decisively rejected by the brother and sisters of Karnataka bringing an end to…
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After meeting with Kharge on May 16, Siddaramaiah and D. K. Shivakumar held separate meetings with Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on May 17 morning.