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TopicD.K. Shivakumar

Topic: D.K. Shivakumar

Siddaramaiah gets finance, plum Bengaluru for Shivakumar as rivalry spills over to cabinet allotment

Siddaramaiah & Shivakumar had locked horns over CM's post after Congress won the elections. Now supporters of both leaders are claiming higher representation from their camp in the cabinet.

Cong does balancing act as 8 MLAs take oath with CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM Shivakumar

List shows party has tried to include all sections of its support base — religious minorities, SCs & STs, dominant castes. Priyank Kharge, son of Congress national president, makes the cut.

In Karnataka, round one went to Siddaramaiah but ‘eventual successor’ Shivakumar won’t cede

Party politics takes the shine off of a strong mandate and weakens the image, a key factor in national politics. With Congress, it has happened in Karnataka.

CM or nothing? Congress Karnataka chief DK Shivakumar locks horns with Siddaramaiah for top post

Shivakumar & Siddaramaiah, both of whom have claimed credit for Congress's win in state, are in Delhi to meet party high command. The 2 leaders have refused any proposal of power sharing.

Rahul Gandhi, Kharge meet to decide next Karnataka CM, Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar wait in Delhi

The Congress has won 135 seats in the recently-held elections to the 224-member assembly.

Behind Congress’s Karnataka win, state chief, ‘organisation man’ & now ‘Vokkaliga face’ Shivakumar

With his approach based on 3 pillars — mass outreach, visible leadership & enthusiastic cadre — D. K. Shivakumar had kept up pressure on the BJP government consistently.

Congress’ Shivakumar romps home by 1 lakh plus margin in Kanakapura, Siddaramaiah wins Varuna

With this win, Shivakumar logged eight victories in a row in Karnataka. On the other hand, Siddaramaiah became MLA for the ninth time.

Congress accuses EC of ‘arbitrary use of power’, claims Modi ‘flouted’ Karnataka poll’s model code of conduct

Letter to EC follows show cause notice by poll body to Congress for its '40% commission sarkara' campaign, which purportedly targeted BJP ahead of 10 May Karnataka assembly elections.

In ‘heart-to-heart’, Congress CM hopefuls Siddaramaiah & Shivakumar discuss polls & health, project ‘party unity’

Amid rumours of rivalry, Congress veterans Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar discuss each other's health, a near-miss, and the party's poll promises for Karnataka.

‘Office circulated messages to troll me’, says ex-Congress social media head Ramya, shares images

Alleged trolling came after Ramya's tweet against Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar, for his statement against state minister & BJP leader Ashwathnarayan C.N.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.