BELAGAVI (KARNATAKA): Karnataka Congress MLA Iqbal Hussain on Friday claimed that D K Shivakumar will become the Chief Minister after the ongoing winter session of the state legislature here.

The MLA from Ramanagara was among the ministers and legislators, who met for dinner, along with Shivakumar, late last night.

“MLAs from various constituencies have come for the session; it is a rare opportunity for all of us to meet. During the session, we meet each other. We had dinner together. What’s there in that? Can having food together be called a show of strength?” Hussain told reporters here in response to a question about the dinner meeting.

Asked whether only those close to Shivakumar were invited for the dinner, he said, all are friends and close to each other.

To a question whether Sh

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