Governor Gehlot accepts Siddaramaiah’s resignation as Karnataka CM

Bengaluru (TIP): Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on May 29 accepted the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Siddaramaiah had submitted his resignation to the Governor’s Special Secretary at the Lok Bhavan here on May 28 in the latter’s absence.
“In exercise of the powers conferred on me under Article 164(1) of the constitution of India, I, Thaawarchand Gehlot, Governor of Karnataka, have accepted the resignation of Shri. Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister of Karnataka and dissolved the Council of Ministers headed by him with immediate effect,” the Governor said in the notification. He said, Siddaramaiah shall continue to function as CM till alternative arrangements are made.
Both Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar, who is most likely to succeed him, are in Delhi to meet the Congress high command and discuss the transition of power, and formation of the new cabinet. At a breakfast meeting hosted at his residence for cabinet colleagues, Siddaramaiah informed Ministers of his decision to step down and stated that Shivakumar would be his successor, as per the directions of the Congress high command.