Siddaramaiah to be new Karnataka Chief Minister

K Siddaramaiah is set to be Karnataka's new Chief Minister. The 121 Congress MLAs elected by the people of the state voted via secret ballot to elect him this evening. Mr Siddaramaiah won the backing of a majority 75 MLAs. Governor H Bhardwaj has invited Mr Siddaramaiah to form the government. The CM-elect is expected visit the Governor later today and inform him about when he would take oath and submit a list of ministers.

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