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Who is D K Shivakumar

D K Shivakumar (DKS) is a Congress leader from Karnataka. A seven-time legislator, Shivakumar has held key ministerial positions in Congress governments in the state. In the latest stint, he served as the minister of irrigation in the JD(S)-Congress government that fell in 2019.
 
Presently, he is an MLA from Kanakapura, a constituency that was once a JD(S) bastion. In 2013, he defeated JD(S) heavyweight PGR Sindhia to win the constituency by over 30,000 votes. Not only Sindhia, Shivakumar has also defeated JD(S) supremo and former prime minister H D Devegowda and his son H D Kumaraswamy from various Bengaluru rural seats. He came to be known as 'giant killer' after these wins.
 
Congress' 'troubleshooter'
 
Shivakumar is also considered a master strategist and is the go-to person for Congress in times of crisis. He is credited  to playing critical role in the formation of the coalition government of Congress and JD(S) in Karnataka following the 2018 elections. Not just Karnataka, he has been Congress' go-to man in case of crisis in other states as well. In 2001, he hosted Congress MLAs from Maharashtra in Bengaluru as the Vilasrao Deshmukh-led government faced a crisis. 
 
DKS made headlines for a similar reason in 2017. Just before Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections, he assisted his party to move Gujarat Congress MLAs into his resort in Bengaluru in order to prevent them from moving to the BJP. 
 
Shivakumar is among the richest politicians in Karnataka. While filing his nomination for election in 2018, he declared total assets of Rs 840 crore, an increase of about Rs 590 crore from the 2013 elections.
 
Corruption charges
 
On 3 September 2019, Shivakumar was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on charges of money laundering and tax evasion. 
 
Two years before the arrest, Shivakumar's residence and office in Bengaluru were raided by the I-T Department. The raids took place after Shivakumar hosted Gujarat Congress MLAs in his resort in August 2017.

Latest Updates on D K Shivakumar

Highlighting that conscience was important, he hit out at the BJP leadership in the state for supporting Ravi, who was arrested for making a derogatory comment against state minister Laxmi Hebbalkar

Updated On: 21 Dec 2024 | 4:36 PM IST

He claimed that the saffron party in the state was a divided house, and hence they were not interested on discussing real issues

Updated On: 15 Dec 2024 | 12:37 PM IST

This statement from Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress chief, came days after Siddaramaiah rejected his claim that they have a power-sharing pact

Updated On: 07 Dec 2024 | 4:55 PM IST

A bench comprising Justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma deferred the matter saying it was not possible for it to commence the hearing on Tuesday

Updated On: 03 Dec 2024 | 3:02 PM IST

Deputy Chief Minister and Irrigation Minister D K Shivakumar, Energy Minister K J George and Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh accompanied the CM for the meeting

Updated On: 29 Nov 2024 | 5:37 PM IST

Shivakumar praised Soren's administration, saying he has worked hard and gained the trust of the people

Updated On: 28 Nov 2024 | 7:54 AM IST

Shivakumar said this victory was a prelude to the 2028 assembly election where the party would once again win

Updated On: 23 Nov 2024 | 2:58 PM IST

There is no point in protecting Adani, government has to protect the people of the country who have invested thousands of crores in Adani's companies, he urged

Updated On: 23 Nov 2024 | 8:05 AM IST

Speaking to reporters at Mangaluru airport, he questioned, 'Tears well up in Kumaraswamy's eyes only during elections, where was he when the people of Kanakapura were in pain and tears?'

Updated On: 03 Nov 2024 | 7:40 AM IST

In a post on 'X', Modi on Friday said that in Karnataka, Congress is more focused on intra-party politics and loot than delivering on development, even planning to roll back existing schemes

Updated On: 02 Nov 2024 | 6:05 PM IST

Shivakumar said on Wednesday that the government would revisit the Shakti scheme as some women have expressed their wish to pay for travelling in the government buses

Updated On: 31 Oct 2024 | 8:06 PM IST

Noting that many women had tweeted and emailed him about their willingness to pay for travel, and that they don't want free ride, Shivakumar, addressing an event, had said, let's see, we will discuss

Updated On: 31 Oct 2024 | 1:54 PM IST

Speaking to reporters here, Deputy CM DK Shivakaumar said that he and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will hold discussions on the by-polls and candidates on Wednesday

Updated On: 16 Oct 2024 | 12:20 PM IST

Incessant rain on Tuesday threw normal life out of gear in central and southern parts of Karnataka

Updated On: 16 Oct 2024 | 12:09 PM IST

Karnataka got Rs 6,498 crore in the state-wise distribution of net proceeds of union taxes and duties for October 2024 when Centre released tax devolution of Rs 178,173 crore to the state governments

Updated On: 12 Oct 2024 | 2:23 PM IST

The DCM has also released to the media a letter that he wrote to AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, regarding his visit to the USA

Updated On: 08 Sep 2024 | 10:08 PM IST

The BJP, along with its NDA ally the JD(S), has proposed to take out next week a "Padayatra" (foot march) from here to Mysuru

Updated On: 26 Jul 2024 | 2:55 PM IST

Currently, D K Shivakumar from the Vokkaliga community is only the Deputy Chief Minister in the Siddaramaiah cabinet

Updated On: 26 Jun 2024 | 2:40 PM IST

Currently, Shivakumar from the Vokkaliga community is the only DCM in the Siddaramaiah-led cabinet

Updated On: 25 Jun 2024 | 2:56 PM IST

The City Civil Court in Bengaluru granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in connection with the Karnataka defamation case filed against him by the state Bharatiya Janata Party unit

Updated On: 07 Jun 2024 | 12:41 PM IST