Bangalore: Energy Minister D K Shivakumar strongly felt that KPCC president G Parameshwara should join the Siddaramaiah government as the Deputy Chief Minister.
“I hope the high command will take a decision in this regard soon,” he said.
Taking part in a private function here on Monday, he also expressed confidence that the Congress would reap rich dividends by winning a majority of the Lok Sabha seats in the coming general elections. The party will face the challenge in the state under the leadership of Parameshwara and able guidance of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, he said.
On the occasion, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chairman Nandan Nilekani said he will formally join the party in a couple of days.
Nilekani said he is not an outsider to the IT city. “I had served as a member of the Bangalore Agenda Task Force during S M Krishna’s tenure as chief minister.”
He said he has visited all the eight Assembly segments in Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency and received an overwhelming response both from the party and electorate.