Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday rejected claims of change in leadership and differences between himself and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, saying the two leaders have good relations and there are no differences between them. Furthermore, Shivakumar stressed on unity within the state unit of the Congress and said that he will continue to follow the instructions of the Congress high command and stressed that there is no internal factionalism in the party.
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However, BJP has taken a dig at this. BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala said that this meeting was not a breakfast meeting. It was the breakup meeting and the ‘make up over breakup’ meeting. They were trying to heal their breakup with makeup and Ekta’s breakfast. INC means ‘I want to see confusion.’ They say there was no issue… Kharge has said there are a lot of issues which need to be fixed. God has said that he can also make me the Chief Minister. Veerappa Moily has said that the leadership is very irresponsible to allow such issues to arise. So this was all a lie.
The BJP leader said that we have also seen a tweet war between these two leaders. Today, he deserves Best Actor and Supporting Actor awards for his performance in Ekta… Today, one thing is very clear: there were no people of Karnataka at this breakfast table… It was all about politics, not about people. Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the long-suffering people of Karnataka have realized what a big mistake they had made by giving mandate to Congress by believing the false promises of Rahul Gandhi and Siddaramaiah and actually falling prey to the false narrative against the BJP government.
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Tension between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar has been going on for a long time. It is believed that during the 2023 Karnataka elections, Congress is considering a formula by which both the leaders can share the post of Chief Minister by dividing the tenure of five years each. With Siddaramaiah now having completed half of his tenure, there are demands in Shivakumar’s camp that he should be given the top post for the remaining period.