Bengaluru, June 3 -- Senior Congress leaders from across the country on Wednesday expressed confidence in Chief Minister-designate DK Shivakumar's ability to lead Karnataka, with Himachal CM Sukhvinder Sukhu saying that CM-designate DK Shivakumar will continue the policies of his predecessor Siddaramaiah.

Amid preparations for the swearing-in ceremony of the new Congress cabinet in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhinder Singh Sukhu said Shivakumar would continue the policies and governance framework established by the Congress government over the past three years and ensure their effective implementation.

"The Congress is in government for the last three years here. DK Shivakumar will also follow the same policies that wer...