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Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar (born 15 May 1962), also known by his initials as D. K. Shivakumar, is an Indian politician who is the 9th and Current Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and also Water resources and Bengaluru Development and Town Planning & Bengaluru Urban District Incharge Minister since 20 May 2023 as a member of the Indian ...
4 hours ago · Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar dismissed calls for three more Deputy Chief Ministers, urging ministers to seek solutions from the high command rather than discussing it in the media. Some ministers advocate for diverse community representation in the deputy CM posts. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reportedly advised against public statements on the issue. Shivakumar's supporters are backing him for the Chief Minister post, amid speculation and internal party dynamics.
22 hours ago · For the third time this week, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D K Shivakumar headed to Channapatna in Ramanagar district and attended various programmes held in the constituency. The latest visit on Wednesday was for a public grievance meeting, while in his last visit, he visited several temples to woo voters.
Jun 19, 2024 · Outlines plans to develop Channapatna, transform it into 'golden land'. Says he will listen to party, voters on contesting bypoll from seat. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar announced on Wednesday that he would be embarking on a new chapter in his political career from Channapatna.
May 21, 2023 · D K Shivakumar was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka on Saturday after the Congress resolved his contest with Siddaramaiah for the chief ministership in favour of the latter.
May 18, 2023 · Mr. Shivakumar, known as the Congress’s trouble shooter in Karnataka, has played a vital role in the party’s victory across all regions. He was crucial in keeping the party’s flock together after...
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar. (PTI) In 1985, still in his twenties, Shivakumar made his first big political move, and went up against the Janata Party heavyweight HD Deve...
May 13, 2023 · The one person for whom the clear majority for the Congress party in the Karnataka polls will taste the sweetest is 60-year-old state party chief D K Shivakumar. The former minister who was appointed Karnataka PCC chief in 2020 despite being arrested a year earlier by the Enforcement Directorate on charges of money laundering, fought a long ...
Jun 1, 2024 · Karnataka court on Saturday, June 1, granted bail to Karnataka Chief Mminster Siddaramaiah and deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in connection with a defamation case filed against them by BJP...
Teary eyed Congress leader D K Shivakumar on Saturday briefly belied the combative force he is for the Congress party, not just in the just concluded 2023 assembly polls, but on several crucial...
Apr 22, 2023 · The seven-time MLA and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president, D.K. Shivakumar, is among the richest politicians in the State.
May 20, 2024 · D. K. Shivakumar is a prominent leader of the Congress party in Karnataka and has held several positions within the Congress party, including serving as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). He has also been a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and has held ministerial portfolios in the Karnataka state government.
May 20, 2023 · Siddaramaiah and D.K. Shivakumar took the oath of office in Bengaluru before a huge crowd of Congress supporters and workers, and representatives of almost every non-BJP political party.
May 27, 2024 · Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Congress president, announced this and more while speaking at a party event to observe Jawaharlal Nehru's death anniversary.
7 hours ago · Follow Us : Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar on Thursday mocked demand from some Ministers to create three more posts of Deputy Chief Minister, saying they will get no "solution ...
May 21, 2024 · Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the Congress government came to power in Karnataka under his leadership.
May 18, 2023 · Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar—popularly known as DKS—the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee has been making headlines ever since the Karnataka Assembly elections.
2 days ago · Asked whether he or his brother and former MP D K Suresh would contest in the assembly bypolls from Channapatna, Shivakumar, who has recently been making repeated visits to the segment, did not ...
May 19, 2023 · Following a four-day deadlock over the Chief Minister chair in Karnataka, the Congress central leadership on Thursday officially declared that Siddaramaiah will be the next Chief Minister of the state, while state unit president D K Shivakumar will be the only Deputy Chief Minister.
May 13, 2023 · Maintaining his winning streak since 1989, Karnataka Congress chief and Vokkaliga strongman D K Shivakumar emerged victorious in the Assembly polls for the eighth consecutive time on Saturday, retaining his Kanakapura seat with a huge margin of 1,22,392 votes.
The arrest of Shivakumar, known as the Congress’ troubleshooter, on Tuesday by the Enforcement Directorate in a case of alleged money laundering has brought to focus this rise as it held within...
May 18, 2023 · Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar, an Indian politician, currently holds the position of President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). He previously held the roles of Minister of...
May 31, 2024 · Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar stated on Thursday that political opponents are performing black magic through 'Aghoris' and 'tantriks' at a temple in Kerala against him and Chief...
Speaking to reporters after taking part in an Anti-Emergency meeting organised by the BJP on Tuesday, he said Jagan was disheartened after his party secured only 11 Assembly and four Lok Sabha ...
4 hours ago · The ongoing demand for creation of multiple posts of Deputy Chief Ministers, which is being seen as an attempt to scuttle political influence of incumbent Dy.CM D.K. Shivakumar, took a twist on ...
• D.K Shivakumar began his political career in the early 1980s as a student leader. • In 1989, at the age of 27, he won his first election to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Sathanur constituency in Mysuru district.
May 19, 2023 · 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...
1 hour ago · Bengaluru, Jun 27 (PTI) Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar on Thursday mocked demand from some Ministers to create three more posts of Deputy Chief Minister, saying they will get no "solution" by discussing it before the media. Some of the Ministers have been pitching for leaders from Veerashaiva-Lingayat, SC/ST and minority communities to ...
Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar of Congress is the richest MLA in the country with assets worth ₹ 1,413 crore, while a BJP MLA from West Bengal has declared assets of just ₹ 1700.
