Amid Alliance Rumours, YSRTP Chief YS Sharmila Meets Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar

It was the first meeting between YSR Telangana Party chief YS Sharmila and the Karnataka Congress President since DK Shivakumar assumed office as Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister.

YSRTP chief Sharmila met with Karnataka Congress President and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar at his residence in Bengaluru on Monday

Source : ANI

The YSR Telangana Party chief YS Sharmila met with Karnataka Congress President and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar at his residence in Bengaluru on Monday. It was the first meeting between the two leaders since Shivakumar assumed office as Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister.

According to an ANI report, Sharmila had previously praised Shivakumar for his instrumental role in the Congress’ victory in the recent Karnataka assembly election. On May 17, the YSRTP president, reacting to rumours of an alliance between her party and the Congress for the upcoming 2023 Telangana Assembly elections, said, "We are open for talks with anybody as we do not want KCR (Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao) to return to power in the state."

"This is an election year, so every party will try their best for everything in every other way, so it’s not surprising," Sharmila had said, as quoted by ANI.

Days after Congress won the assembly polls in Karnataka, portfolios were allocated, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah keeping Finance and his deputy DK Shivakumar getting Major and Medium Irrigation and Bengaluru City Development ministries.

CM Siddaramaiah has also kept the ministries of Cabinet Affairs, Intelligence, Information, IT and BT Infrastructure Development, the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, and all unallocated portfolios. DK Shivakumar, under the Bengaluru City Development Ministry, will have control over BBMP, BWSSB, BMRDA, BMRCL, and BDA.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s son and Chittapur MLA Priyank Kharge have been given the Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. G. Parameshwara was allocated the Crucial Home Ministry in the state of Karnataka.

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