US EditionNo Public Talk on Karnataka Leadership: Surjewala Warns Congress MLAs
Karnataka ministers and MLAs loyal to Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar met Congress leaders to press for his appointment as Chief Minister, highlighting a leadership tussle.
- On November 20, a group of Karnataka ministers and MLAs loyal to D. K. Shivakumar travelled to New Delhi to meet the Congress high command and press for his appointment as chief minister over Siddaramaiah.
- The longstanding rivalry since the 2023 assembly elections fuels the challenge to Karnataka's leadership, with the push for a 'rotational chief minister formula' intensifying as the government reaches its midway point.
- Minister N. Chaluvarayaswamy and MLAs Iqbal Hussain, H. C. Balakrishna and S. R. Srinivas left for New Delhi on Thursday, with a dozen additional MLAs scheduled to arrive on Friday.
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah insisted he will complete the full five-year term as most ministers continue to support him, while Shivakumar loyalists met Mallikarjun Kharge on November 20 and planned to meet K. C. Venugopal.
- Mr. Shivakumar said he knew nothing of the Delhi visits, yet sources say loyalists will press the pact; he also indicated he may step down as state Congress president while staying in frontline leadership and had mentioned a cabinet reshuffle after 2.5 years.
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No public talk on Karnataka leadership: Surjewala warns Congress MLAs
The opinion of various party functionaries has been taken note of by the leadership, Surjewala added.On Thursday, a minister and some MLAs loyal to Shivakumar headed to New Delhi to meet the Congress top brass, indicating a power tussle in the ruling party, sources said.The development came a day after CM Siddaramaiah completed two-and-a-half years in office.There was stiff competition between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar for the chief ministers …
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge met with Karnataka MLAs without prior security information. DK Shivakumar stated that he had no information about the MLAs' visit to Delhi. The visit of the ten MLAs indicates increasing pressure on power-sharing in Karnataka.
Crisis in Karnataka Congress? Ministers and MLAs loyal to Shivakumar fly to Delhi
There was a stiff competition between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar for the top post in Karnataka after the 2023 assembly elections. Later, Siddaramaiah was made the chief minister, while Shivakumar was made his deputy.
Crisis in Karnataka Congress? Shivakumar MLAs rush to Delhi to seek power-sharing
MLAs from the DK Shivakumar camp are travelling to Delhi urging the Congress high command to honour the 'power-sharing deal'. More MLAs will to join tomorrow. They will meet Mallikarjun Kharge and KC Venugopal to press their demand.
Leadership crisis: K’taka Cong MLA urges high command to intervene, convene CLP meet
Bengaluru, Nov 21 (IANS) Amid the deepening crisis in Karnataka Congress, senior MLA H.C. Balakrishna, a staunch supporter of Deputy Chief Minister and the party’s state president, D.K. Shivakumar, has… Continue reading Leadership crisis: K’taka Cong MLA urges high command to intervene, convene CLP meet The post Leadership crisis: K’taka Cong MLA urges high command to intervene, convene CLP meet first appeared on Australia India News.
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