Published: June 1, 2026 β’ 3:03 PM IST Β· Updated: June 1, 2026 β’ 10:27 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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DK Shivakumar is set to take over as Karnataka's Chief Minister on June 3, but one of the first major decisions on his table could place him at the centre of a political dilemma.
The Adani Group has won the bid for the Karnataka's CM-designate's ambitious Bengaluru tunnel road project, a 17-km underground corridor, aimed at easing the city's traffic congestion.
Th problem is that Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi has often referred to the Adani Group to attack the Modi government, alleging it as an example of crony capitalism.
The Bengaluru tunnel project, estimated to cost Rs 17,698 crore under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, has been championed by DK Shivakumar (DKS) for years while he was Karnataka's Deputy CM and Bengaluru Development Minister as a transformative infrastructure initiative for Bengaluru.
With Adani Enterprises emerging as the lowest bidder, the proposal now carries political implications that...