'Will Implement Our Guarantee': DK Shivakumar Ahead Of Oath-Taking As K'taka Deputy CM

Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Karnataka Deputy CM-Designate DK Shivakumar said that Congress in the state would implement all the guarantees.

Karnataka Deputy CM-Designate DK Shivakumar said that Congress in the state would implement all the guarantees.

Source : PTI

Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Karnataka Deputy CM-Designate and Congress state unit chief DK Shivakumar said that the grand old party in the state would implement all the guarantees, as reported by the news agency ANI on Friday. "We are going to implement our guarantee," DK Shivakumar said as he was leaving his residence for Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru where the swearing-in ceremony will take place on May 20.

#WATCH | "We are going to implement our guarantee," says #Karnataka Deputy CM-designate DK Shivakumar, as he leaves from his residence for Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru where the swearing-in ceremony will take place on 20th May.

He will then leave for Delhi. pic.twitter.com/vtVlPJpzyV

— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2023

Congress on Thursday officially announced the name of the chief ministerial and deputy chief ministerial face, thus ending days of suspense. Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar were chosen to be chief minister and deputy chief minister respectively. Both leaders are scheduled to visit the national capital today to discuss the names of MLAs to be inducted into the government. They had returned to Bengaluru yesterday to attend the Congress Legislative Party meeting, and staking claim to form government before the Governor.

A seasoned political leader with socialist leanings, Siddaramaiah is set to be Karnataka Chief Minister for a second term with the Congress leadership deciding to entrust him with the task of quick delivery on the promises to people including “five guarantees”. A seasoned political leader with socialist leanings, Siddaramaiah is set to be Karnataka Chief Minister for a second term with the Congress leadership deciding to entrust him with the task of quick delivery on the promises to people including “five guarantees”.

The Congress defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party and won 135 seats, whereas the saffron party only managed to win 66 seats. JD(S) was restricted to 19 seats.