Siddaramaiah leaves for Delhi
Bengaluru, May 15 (PTI) Congress veteran and frontrunner for the state's Chief Minister post, Siddaramaiah on Monday left for Delhi, a day after the party's newly elected legislators authorised the AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge to decide on the party's CM pick.
According to party sources, the 75 year-old leader left for the national capital by a special flight to meet AICC leaders, hours after Congress observer Sushil Kumar Shinde said CM aspirants Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar would be called to Delhi for consultations, if required.
The Congress won the May 10 Assembly elections, winning 135 seats.
