After days of speculations and negotiations, the Congress is set to announce the Karnataka chief minister by Thursday evening. Reportedly, Siddaramaiah will be appointed as chief minister and D.K. Shivakumar, the Deputy chief minister. The swearing-in ceremony is likely to be held in Bengaluru on Saturday (May 20)
On rumours of a 'power sharing' arrangement between the two, Venugopal said that the arrangement discussed was on how to 'share power with the people.'