With Siddaramaiah being named as Karnataka chief minister and DK Shivakumar his deputy, all eyes are now set on the Congress legislative party (CLP) meeting today in Bengaluru wherein a formal declaration is expected to be made.

Both the leaders, who had pushed themselves for the top post after the Congress won the assembly elections, met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence. In a photo shared by party's in-charge Randeep Surjewala on Twitter, the three leaders are posing for a picture while holding hands together. “The winning team”, the caption read.

Earlier, the Congress finally made the decision after days of hectic parleys relating to the CM post in Karnataka. Siddaramaiah was picked as the chief minister by the party high command and will take oath on May 20. It will the 75-year-old leader's second term in office.