Karnataka: DK Shivakumar elected Congress legislature party leader, will take oath as CM on June 3

Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar was elected leader of the legislature party on Saturday and will be the state’s next chief minister.

Outgoing chief minister Siddaramaiah proposed Shivakumar’s name as the new leader of the legislature party at a meeting held at the Vidhan Soudha, ANI quoted Congress leader KC Venugopal as saying.

Shivakumar is expected to be sworn in as chief minister on June 3 at the Glass House of Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru, PTI reported.

#WATCH | Bengaluru, Karnataka: Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal says, "Congress high command suggested the name of DK Shivakumar as the leader of Congress Legislative Party. Siddaramaiah ji proposed the name of DK Shivakumar as the new leader of the… pic.twitter.com/MPJtk4JZxo— ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2026

Shivakumar served as deputy chief minister in the Siddaramaiah government.

Siddaramaiah resigned as chief minister on Thursday. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot accepted his resignation the following day and dissolved the Council of Ministers.

Siddaramaiah is the longest-serving chief minister of Karnataka with a tenure of more than eight years across two terms. The 78-year-old served as the chief minister between 2013 and 2018. His most recent term had begun in May 2023.

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