Bengaluru, May 30 -- Karnataka is poised for a significant change in leadership as the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) prepares to meet this evening to elect its new leader following the resignation of chief minister Siddaramaiah. The meeting is expected to formally clear the way for KPCC President DK Shivakumar to assume the state's top political office.

The crucial CLP meeting will be held at 4 pm in the Conference Hall of Vidhana Soudha, where senior AICC observers and party leaders will oversee the selection process. Party insiders indicate that the Congress high command has largely completed consultations and is expected to announce its final decision during the meeting.

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