Will announce new CM of K’taka soon: Surjewala

Bengaluru (ANI): AICC in-charge of Karnataka, Randeep Surjewala, on Sunday late night said that party chief Mallikarjun Kharge will not take long and announce the name of next CM of Karnataka soon.

Speaking to media after a late-night meeting of newly elected Congress MLAs here, Surjewala said, “Party leadership will take a decision. I can’t replace my judgement with Kharge’s judgement. He is our senior, and as you all know him. He is the son of the soil of Karnataka, and I’m sure he will not take very long.’”

“The winning party will be in the first cabinet when we will implement our first five guarantees,’” he said while responding to a query on plans for the oath-taking ceremony after the decision on the new CM.

The meeting was convened after Congress Legislature Party (CLP) unanimously passed a resolution authorising

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party chief Kharge to pick the name of the Karnataka CM. “The Congress Legislature Party unanimously re- solves that AICC President is hereby authorised to appoint the new leader of the CLP,’” the resolution stated.

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