Congress chief Kharge to decide Karnataka’s next CM; suspense continues

The Congress legislative party (CLP) authorised the AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge to choose the next chief minister on Sunday night.

“The Congress Legislature Party unanimously resolves that AICC President is hereby authorised to appoint the new Leader of the Congress Legislature Party”, the one-line resolution read.

#WATCH | …"Siddaramaiah, moved the single-line resolution authorising AICC president to appoint a new leader of CLP party and 135 Cong MLAs proceeded to unanimously approve his resolution. It was endorsed by DK Shivakumar also… Cong Gen Secy KC Venugopal informed Kharge about… pic.twitter.com/ktunL3e7ie

— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2023

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar and former chief minister Siddaramaiah, the top two candidates for the chief ministership, are present in the meeting along with Congress obserhttps://twitter.com/ANI/status/1657779957538656258vers Sushil Kumar Shinde, Jitendra Singh, and Deepak Babaria that was held at the Shangri-La hotel in Bengaluru.

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಹೋಟೆಲ್ ‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಶಾಸಕಾಂಗ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಶಾಸಕಾಂಗ ಪಕ್ಷದ ನಿರ್ಣಯಗಳು :

> ರಾಜ್ಯದ 6.5 ಕೋಟಿ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಮೇಲೆ ಇಟ್ಟಿರುವ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಪಕ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಪ್ರಚಂಡ ಬಹುಮತಕ್ಕೆ ಪಕ್ಷವು ಮೊದಲ ಶಾಸಕಾಂಗ ಪಕ್ಷ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೃತ್ಪೂರ್ವಕ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು ತಿಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.… pic.twitter.com/TWYRJNmXmR

— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) May 14, 2023

The AICC observers had a separate discussion with both Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah inside the hotel prior to the CLP meeting. The contest for the top post has heated up, with both candidates wielding significant power inside the party.

Outside the hotel where the conference is being placed, followers of both Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah yelled chants in favour of their leaders. Earlier in the day, a poster war erupted between supporters, with each urging their leader to be named the chief minister.