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Outgoing Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday wished "all the best" to Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar, who are in the race to become the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.
The newly elected Congress MLAs in Karnataka have given the authority to party chief Mallikarjun Kharge to select the new legislature party leader, party sources told PTI
Congress registered a massive victory in the 10 May Assembly polls by winning 135 seats of the 224 seats, while the BJP bagged only 66. Karnataka has become only the fourth state with Congress in power. The party is also in power in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh