Siddaramaiah Resigns as Karnataka Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar Set to Take Over
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah submitted his resignation to the Governor on Thursday, ending a long-running leadership dispute within the state Congress unit. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is expected to be sworn in as the new CM imminently.
DK Shivkumar Set to Take Over as Karnataka Chief Minister in Major Congress Power Transfer
In a long-anticipated political development, the Congress high command has greenlit the transfer of Karnataka's Chief Minister post from Siddaramaiah to Deputy CM DK Shivkumar, honouring the rotational power-sharing agreement struck before the party's historic 2023 assembly election victory.