Bengaluru (Karnataka) : Siddaramaiah will take oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka and D K Shivakumar as Deputy Chief Minister on Saturday. There is speculation that over 20 ministers will take oath along with Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar. Cabinet formation is being finalized in Delhi.
CM-designate Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar left for Delhi on Friday. They have gone to discuss cabinet expansion with the high command and are expected to return by Saturday morning. Who will join the Siddaramaiah cabinet? The calculations in political circles are going on. Meanwhile, former chief minister Jagdish Shettar, who lost the assembly election, met Siddaramaiah on Friday, which has triggered curiosity about his likely joining the new Cabinet.
Shettar's statement
Jagdish Shettar, who spoke after meeting Chief Minister-designate Siddaramaiah, however, said, "I came to congratulate Siddaramaiah on his election as Chief Minister. I did not discuss anything else." Answering a question about whether he was joining the cabinet, Shettar said, "I am committed to the decision taken by the leaders of the Congress party, the high command. I am not an aspirant for any position," Shettar clarified.