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D K Shivakumar

Chief Minister of Karnataka
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D. K. Shivakumar, whose full name is Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar, is an Indian National Congress politician who is Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Born on 15 May 1962 in Doddalahalli, Kanakapura, he has represented Kanakapura in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 2008, after representing Sathanur from 1989 to 2008. He was president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee from 2 July 2020 to 3 June 2026 and became Deputy Chief Minister on 20 May 2023. He took the oath as Chief Minister on 3 June 2026, with G. Parameshwara as Deputy Chief Minister.

Shivakumar is in the news for the Namma Shaale Namma Javabdari programme, which he launched in Bengaluru in early November 2026. Press Trust of India, via Careers360, reported that he asked private school managements to adopt rural government schools or help develop them. The first target is to link 1,000 government schools with private institutions, and 15 agreements for 56 schools were signed at the launch.

Sources: Wikipedia, All India Radio, Careers360

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15 November 2026 Mekedatu dam row splits Congress: Tagore slams Shivakumar’s ‘no one can stop it’ remark The dispute over the proposed Cauvery reservoir has also drawn reactions from the DMK, AIADMK and BJP, ANI reported. 7
Latest in 3 lines On 14 November 2026, ANI reported that Tamil Nadu Congress president Manickam Tagore called D K Shivakumar's remark very painful and urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to step up legal action, while DMK chief M K Stalin asked Vijay to call an all-party meeting. On 13 November 2026, Shivakumar said Karnataka would protect its right to build the Mekedatu dam while ensuring Tamil Nadu receives 177 TMC of water as mandated by law, and he dismissed the criticism as politics. On 13 November 2026, speaking at an event in Mysuru in the presence of Narendra Modi, Karnataka Chief Minister Shivakumar said no one can stop the Mekedatu dam and sought the Centre's help with clearances. AI summary · refreshed 11 November 2026, 2:05 pm IST

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Mysuru 1 Indian National Congress 1 Manickam Tagore 1 Mekedatu project 1 Cauvery River 1 C Joseph Vijay 1