Congress named Siddaramaiah as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka with DK Shivakumar as his deputy.
Supporters of Siddaramaiah perform abhishek of his poster during celebrations outside his residence in Bengaluru.
Supporters of Siddaramaiah celebrate outside his residence, in Bengaluru.
Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar met party president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi.
Congress leaders met at the residence of KC Venugopal for a meeting in New Delhi.
Congress leaders also had breakfast today during the meeting.
DK Shivakumar, who will be the deputy CM, said that they are united for Karnataka's secure future.
The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) will meet in Bengaluru to elect its new leader.
Congress won 135 of out 224 seats in the Karnataka Assembly elections.
Congress party will meet the Governor and stake claim to form the government in the state.
The oath-taking ceremony will be held in Bengaluru on May 20 at 12:30 pm.
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