He is known as the Congress party’s troubleshooter in Karnataka. D.K. Shivakumar was one of the frontrunners for the post of Chief Minister of Karnataka.
After 4 days of hectic jostling and uncertainty in New Delhi, Shivakumar accepted the post of Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, while Siddaramaiah took over as the Chief Minister.
Shivakumar will continue as the president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee until the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
He is among the key persons in the magnificent victory of the party with 135 seats in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections.
We look back at his political career.
Reporting: Nagesh Prabhu
Production: Ravichandran N.
Script: Abhinaya Sriram
Voiceover: Sharmada Venkatasubramanian
Published - May 19, 2023 07:29 pm IST
