Poster Battle In Karnataka As Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar Supporters Declare Both As Next CM

The supporters of Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar have put up posters in the state demanding them to be declared as the state CM.

The supporters of Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivkumar have put up posters in the state demanding them to be declared as the state CM.

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A day after Congress's landslide victory in the Karnataka Assembly elections, the supporters of party leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivkumar have put up posters in the state demanding they be declared as the state CM. Supporters of senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah put up a poster outside the Congress leader’s residence in Bengaluru, referring to him as "the next CM of Karnataka." 

#WATCH | Supporters of senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah put up a poster outside Siddaramaiah's residence in Bengaluru, referring to him as "the next CM of Karnataka." pic.twitter.com/GDLIAQFbjs

— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2023

Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar's supporters put up a poster outside his residence in Bengaluru, demanding DK Shivakumar to be declared as "CM" of the state.

#WATCH | Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar's supporters put up a poster outside his residence in Bengaluru, demanding DK Shivakumar to be declared as "CM" of the state. pic.twitter.com/N6hFXSntJy

— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2023

Congress won an absolute majority in Karnataka on Saturday with the party crossing the halfway mark of 113 seats in the 224-member assembly. Congress has won 135 seats and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 66 seats. Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) has won 19 seats. Independents have won two seats while Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha and Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha have won one seat each.

The next task for the Congress is to choose a chief ministerial candidate with both state Congress chief DK Shivakumar and former chief minister Siddaramaiah aspirants for the post. The Congress maintained a lead from the morning when counting began for the assembly seats in the fiercely contested election. Notably, Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar defeated JDS candidate B Nagaraju in the Kanakapura constituency by 1,22,392 votes.

Karnataka went to the polls on May 10 for the 224-member state assembly and saw a record polling of 72.68 per cent. A party needs 113 seats to get the majority.