Bengaluru, May 28 -- Siddaramaiah says Congress High Command has chosen D.K. Shivakumar as next CM of Karnataka

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah this morning confirmed that he will step down from the post, ending a three-year leadership tussle within the Congress Government and paving the way for Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) to take over as the next CM.

"Congress High Command has proposed D.K. Shivakumar as the next CM. I have agreed to it," Siddaramaiah told senior Ministers during a breakfast meeting at his official residence 'Cauvery' in Bengaluru this morning. Siddaramaiah was to submit his resignation to the Governor at 2.30 pm when we to press. DKS, who is also Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President, wi...