Congress has managed to put up a united front after declaring veteran leader Siddaramaiah as the next Karnataka Chief Minister and party s State chief D.K. Shivakumar as his deputy, following a week of intense deliberations.
Days of uncertainty ended on Wednesday night after the Congress decided that Siddaramaiah would be the next Chief Minister of Karnataka. The party decided that D K Shivakumar would be his deputy for the next two-and-a-half years.