DK Shivakumar Set to Become Karnataka Chief Minister After Siddaramaiah's Resignation

DK Shivakumar is set to finally take over as Karnataka chief minister after Siddaramaiah resigned from the top post on Thursday, marking the culmination of a decades-long political journey for the Congress leader who rose through the ranks as the party’s trusted troubleshooter and mass leader in the state. Supporters of DK Shivakumar celebrated outside his Bengaluru residence by distributing sweets after the two leaders went to Lok Bhavan earlier in the day. In Kalaburagi, members of the Indian Youth Congress performed a special puja at the Shri Sharana Basaveshwara Temple and demanded that Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge be appointed deputy chief minister if Shivakumar takes over the top post. [...] End of Article