1. Ending days of uncertainty and speculation, the Congress is all set to name Siddaramaiah as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Karnataka Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar, who was insistent on getting the top job, will be the Deputy CM. They will take the oath of office on May 20. The announcement is expected today evening after the Congress Legislature Party meeting in Bengaluru, which follows a series of meetings in New Delhi with the party high command.
2. Former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H.D. Deve Gowda is celebrating his 90th birthday on May 18. The only politician from Karnataka who has served as the Prime Minister of India, he remains active in politics and campaigned for his party in the just-concluded elections.
3. Samudaya Bengaluru will present Kannada play Tughlaq, written by Girish Karnad. Design and direction by Sam Kutti Pattankari. It will be held at Ranga Shankara, J.P. Nagar II Phase, from 7.30 p.m. onwards.
