Surjewala says, Announcement on Karnataka CM likely today or tomorrow

New Delhi: As the suspense over the naming of the next Karnataka Chief Minister continued on Wednesday with state unit Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar once again meeting INC President chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said that “deliberations are still on and the next chief ministerial candidate will be announced today or tomorrow”.

Speaking to the media outside Kharge’s residence,



where Shivakumar had come to meet the party president for the second time in two days, Surjewala, who is also the Karnataka Congress in-charge, said: “Deliberations are currently underway by party president Mallikarjun Kharge. Whenever the party takes a decision, we will inform you. In the next 72 hours, there will be a new Cabinet in Karnataka.”

He also urged the media not to speculate or spread rumours and stay away from fake news.