Sachin Pilot On Siddarmiah: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday (May 18) congratulated Siddaramaiah, who is going to become the Chief Minister of Karnataka, and DK Shivakumar, who is going to take over as Deputy CM. They both Tagging the leaders on Twitter, he wrote, “Siddaramaiah should be made the Chief Minister of Karnataka and D.K. Hearty congratulations and best wishes to Shivkumar on being nominated as Deputy Chief Minister. It is my wish that Karnataka’s development will get a new direction and speed under your efficient leadership.”
This congratulation of Sachin Pilot is special because he had recently taken out a Jan Sangharsh Yatra against party leader and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for not taking action against corruption. Like Shivkumar, it is also said about Pilot that he wanted to become the CM of Rajasthan, but he had to be content with the post of Deputy CM. Later he left this post.
Chief Minister of Karnataka to Mr. Siddaramaiah and Mr. D.K. Hearty congratulations and best wishes to Shivkumar ji on being nominated as Deputy Chief Minister.
I wish Karnataka’s development will get a new direction and momentum under your able leadership.@siddaramaiah @DKShivakumar… pic.twitter.com/9TnSesIfUB— Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) May 18, 2023
The name was decided after several meetings
Actually, after three days of marathon meetings and intense brainstorming, the Congress announced that Siddaramaiah would take over the command of Karnataka. State party president DK Shivakumar will hold the post of deputy chief minister in the new government. The swearing-in will be held in Bengaluru on May 20. Let us tell you that in the elections held on May 10 for 224 seats in Karnataka, the Congress won 135 seats, while the BJP was reduced to 66 and the JDS to 19 seats.
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