Siddaramaiah vs DK Shivakumar: After the Congress's humiliating performance in the Bihar elections, its effects are being felt in Karnataka. With the Congress government completing half its term, demands for a leadership change in the state have intensified. The question arises: will Siddaramaiah lose his position?
MLAs supporting DK Shivakumar have become vocal in demanding his appointment as CM in Karnataka.
Bengaluru: The power struggle among Congress party leaders has intensified in Karnataka. After DK Shivakumar hinted at resigning as state president, 10 party MLAs have demanded his appointment as CM from the central leadership. Congress MLAs loyal to DK Shivakumar will meet party leaders in Delhi today and demand the fulfillment of the promise of power sharing in 2023. Consequently, the Siddaramaiah vs DK battle in Karnataka has reached Delhi. The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka is completing 2.5 years in office.
10 DK Pro-DK MLAs Arrive in Delhi
More than 10 MLAs, including a minister from the Shivakumar camp, arrived in Delhi on Thursday. Several more are expected to arrive on Friday. The MLAs are planning to meet Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and General Secretary KC Venugopal to press their demand for the party to implement the internal power-sharing arrangement agreed upon in 2023. The MLAs’ arrival in Delhi coincides with Congress National President Kharge’s arrival from Bengaluru.
Siddaramaiah Cancels His Tour
Amid the rapidly evolving situation in the state, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah abruptly canceled his two-day tour of Mysore and Chamarajanagar scheduled for Friday and Saturday and is returning to Bengaluru. Among those arriving in Delhi on Thursday are Minister N Chaluvarayaswami and MLAs Kabal Hussain, HC Balakrishna, and SR Srinivas. Earlier on Tuesday, MLAs Ravi Ganiga, Gubbi Vasu, Dinesh Gooligowda, and other MLAs had already reached Delhi to raise the issue with the party leadership. Sources said that MLAs Anekal Shivanna, Nelamangala Srinivas, Kunigal Ranganath, Sivaganga Basavaraju, and Balakrishna are also expected to reach the capital on Friday. This move by Shivakumar loyalists comes a day after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah completed two and a half years in office.
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