5The Karnataka logjam over the CM race between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar ended on Thursday with DK Shivakumar agreeing to the system that Siddaramaiah would be the chief minister with DK Shivakumar as his solely deputy chief minister. Rounds of conferences went behind the settlement whereas DK Shivakumar on Thursday stated that finally Rahul Gandhi referred to as him and stated to work collectively. “Everything is well, everything will be well, everything is going to be well. We made a one-line decision that whatever the high command decides, we will abide by it. Ultimately Rahul Gandhi called me and said that you all have to work together,” Shivakumar stated. Read | Lobbying for cabinet gains steam as CM, dy names out

“Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called us and gave this diktat. We all have accepted, whatever the formula has been generated,” Shivakumar added.

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Siddaramaiah reached Delhi on Monday and DK Shivakumar on Tuesday to foyer for his or her CM candidature. Both of them met Mallikarjun Kharge individually on Tuesday whereas Rahul Gandhi spoke to Kharje, KC Venugopal, Randeep Singh Surjewala on the difficulty. On Wednesday, each Siddarmaiah and DK Shivakumar met Rahul Gandhi. DK Shivakumar wished Sonia Gandhi’s opinion on the matter because it was Sonia Gandhi who made him the president of the state social gathering unit. DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah talked to Sonia Gandhi, who’s in Shimla for a trip. Sonia Gandhi requested them to talk to Rahul and Kharge.

While the choice that Siddaramaiah would be the chief minister and Shivakumar his solely deputy whereas additionally main the social gathering was made at an in a single day assembly on Wednesday, DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah met for breakfast at KC Venugopal’s residence on Thursday. From there, they travelled in the identical automotive to Kharge’s residence — with Venugopal and Surjewala accompanying them. DK Shivakumar was reportedly satisfied that he nonetheless has age on his aspect to grow to be a chief minister later. 75-year-old Siddaramaiah, earlier than the election, introduced it to be his final.

The energy tussle created a BJP versus Congress in the previous couple of days with the BJP questioning the interior feud within the social gathering. The Congress countered asking whether or not the BJP has discovered its Leader of Opposition in Karnataka. “We are proud to be spoilt for choice – BJP should instead introspect why the 6.5 crore Kannadigas have humiliatingly rejected them and PM Modi,” Supriya Shrinate stated.

(With inputs from businesses)