On May 14, Congress MLAs in Karnataka authorised party president Mallikarjun Kharge to select the new chief minister of the state. Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar are the top contenders for the post. Congress leader K C Venugopal said the opinion of the MLAs will be conveyed to Kharge. 75-year-old Siddaramaiah and 60-year-old Shivakumar have both expressed their desires to become the chief minister. Newly elected assembly in Karnataka has to be put in place before the term of the previous assembly expires on May 24. Congress won135 seats of the 224 assembly seats. BJP won only 66 seats. Watch the video to know more.