Congress right this moment launched an inventory of eight cupboard ministers to be sworn-in together with Siddaramaiah.
New Delhi:
Following the Congress’s thumping electoral victory in Karnataka, and week-long chaos excessive job, get together president Mallikarjun Kharge right this moment accepted the primary checklist of eight Cupboard Ministers within the Karnataka authorities who might be sworn-in right this moment.
The get together faces a frightening process of choosing the proper mixtures of ministers that may strike a steadiness in having representatives from all communities, areas, factions, and likewise from among the many previous and new technology of legislators.
Eight newly elected MLAs with various illustration — G Parameshwara (SC), KH Muniyappa (SC), KJ George (Minority-Christian), MB Patil (Lingayat), Satish Jarkiholi (ST-Valmiki), Priyank Kharge (SC, and AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge’s son), Ramalinga Reddy (Reddy), and BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan (Minority-Muslim) — will take the oath of workplace together with Chief Minister-designate Siddaramaiah, and state Congress President DK Shivakumar as Deputy Chief Minister.
Mr Kharge mentioned that he might be current on the event and is leaving for Bengaluru for a similar in a short time.
“In the present day is the swearing-in ceremony of the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and eight MLAs who will take oath because the ministers (within the state cupboard), everyone seems to be attending it. I’m going for a similar. It’s a matter of enjoyment {that a} new and robust Congress authorities has come to energy in Karnataka. It will profit Karnataka, and it’s creating a superb surroundings within the nation,” Mr Kharge instructed information company ANI.
Mr Siddaramaiah and Mr Shivakumar have been in Delhi until late Friday night time discussing with the get together’s excessive command the names of ministers to be inducted into the brand new cupboard and the allocation of portfolios.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has invited leaders of a number of like-minded events for the swearing-in ceremony, which is able to see Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administering the oath of workplace and secrecy to the Chief Minister and his Cupboard at 12.30 PM at Sree Kanteerava Stadium right here. Siddaramaiah took oath right here in 2013 as effectively, when he turned Chief Minister for the primary time.
The occasion might develop into a present of energy for opposition events amid unity efforts to tackle the ruling BJP within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.