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Siddaramaiah reiterated that there was no change in his stand and he’ll comply with the orders of the Congress excessive command.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar (Image: PTI/File)
The Congress occasion’s excessive command on Friday stepped in to finish infighting within the Karnataka unit, asking each Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar to fulfill in a bid to resolve the disaster.
After the excessive command’s nudge, Siddaramaiah invited Shivakumar for a gathering over breakfast on Saturday. “The excessive command had known as Shivakumar. They had known as me as effectively. They advised each of us to fulfill and discuss. So I invited him for breakfast. When he comes there, we are going to each focus on every thing,” the Chief Minister mentioned.
Siddaramaiah reiterated that there was no change in his stand and he’ll comply with the orders of the Congress excessive command. “I’m saying the identical now, and I’ll say the identical tomorrow as effectively. He (DKS) too has mentioned many occasions that he’ll comply with what the excessive command says.
I’ve additionally mentioned many occasions that I’ll comply with what the excessive command says. We will focus on all this there,” he added.
The Chief Minister additional mentioned he would go to Delhi if the excessive command known as him.
Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar met on Friday throughout an occasion. Supporters of each factions proceed to demand the highest publish for his or her respective leaders, whereas the Congress excessive command stays tight-lipped on the problem.
Last week, Congress’s Karnataka in-charge Randeep Surjewala refuted studies of infighting and blamed the BJP for spreading a false narrative.
The chief minister’s publish in Karnataka emerged as a bone of competition between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar after the Congress registered a landslide victory within the 2023 Assembly polls. However, the occasion finally picked Siddaramaiah because the chief minister. There have been studies on the time that Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar had agreed to a power-sharing association, although the Congress has by no means formally introduced the deal.
Since Siddaramaiah took over as chief minister, MLAs and leaders backing Shivakumar have usually demanded a management change within the state. This time, nevertheless, Shivakumar’s loyalists are extra vocal, as Siddaramaiah has accomplished 2.5 years in workplace, and so they imagine he ought to step apart according to the alleged power-sharing association.
Moreover, even when the Congress occasion decides to alter the chief minister, Shivakumar seems to be the frontrunner. However, leaders resembling Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara have additionally thrown their hats into the ring for the highest publish.
A Cabinet reshuffle is on the playing cards in Karnataka, however the Congress excessive command faces a dilemma over whether or not to go into the 2028 Assembly polls with veteran Siddaramaiah as chief minister or reward Shivakumar, who performed a key function within the occasion’s 2023 success.
Meanwhile, senior Congress chief Veerappa Moily blamed the occasion excessive command for the disaster and known as for self-discipline earlier than the grand previous occasion loses the state.
“The central management is chargeable for that. They ought to know easy methods to management it, however issues are main in numerous instructions, which is able to spoil Congress in Karnataka,” he mentioned.
Karnataka, India, India
November 28, 2025, 20:21 IST
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