congress: Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar will be called to Delhi if required, says Congress central observer Shinde

Congress chief and central observer for the legislature get together assembly Sushil Kumar Shinde on Monday stated senior leaders Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar — seen to be front-runners for the publish of Karnataka Chief Minister — would be called to Delhi for consultations, if required. “We observers together with Congress General Secretary and in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala and General Secretary (Organisation) [K C Venugopal] will go to Delhi,” Shinde instructed reporters right here.

“Our report (based mostly on suggestions obtained on the Congress Legislaure Party assembly) is secret, which we will not disclose. Only our get together president Mallikarjun Kharge can reveal it,” he stated.

If required, Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah will later be called to Delhi, he identified.

Kharge had deputed former Maharashtra chief minister Shinde, AICC General Secretary Jitendra Singh and former AICC common secretary Deepak Babaria as observers for the election of the CLP chief.

Shivakumar is engaged in an intense competitors with senior get together chief Siddaramaiah for the Chief Minister’s publish.

The Karnataka Congress Legislaure Party at its assembly on Sunday unanimously handed a decision authorising AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge to select the brand new Chief Minister of the State.

In the May 10 polls to the 224-member Assembly, the Congress received 135 seats, the BJP 66 and the JD (S) 19. The outcomes have been declared on May 13.