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After four days of hectic negotiations, the Congress on Thursday dead end ended on the formation of the Karnataka government, and is set to appoint Siddaramaiah as Chief Minister and DK Shivakumar as Deputy CM. The swearing in ceremony is likely to be held in Bangalore on Saturday.
But it was not an easy decision. While Siddaramaiah quickly emerged as the favourite, Shivakumar refused to back down. After marathon meetings with the two leaders, Shivakumar was said to have been offered by the Congress high command either a joint tenure with Siddaramaiah or the position of Deputy CM with some important portfolios. Both offers were said to have received a tepid response from Shivakumar.
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In our opinion section today, Ashutosh Varshney writes on the victory of the Congress in Karnataka, what it will achieve and what it will not: “The Karnataka elections have basically unlocked the democratic process. He BJP It clearly seeks hegemony in India, flooding all political and non-governmental spaces with its presence. But he is unable to establish ubiquitous control. The southern and eastern coasts of India have slipped out of their domain.”
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