Some Congress MLAs, who had gone to New Delhi to meet party leaders to press for making Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar the Chief Minister, said here on Tuesday that the leadership will take a decision on the matter. Some MLAs said they have requested the high command to end the confusion over the Chief Minister issue as soon as possible, while others said they are demanding to give a chance to youth or new faces during the proposed cabinet reshuffle.
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The power struggle within the ruling party has intensified amid speculations about change of Chief Minister in the state. The discussion has intensified after the Congress government completed two and a half years of its five-year term on November 20, as an alleged “power sharing” agreement is being claimed between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar in 2023. Siddaramaiah had recently said that he would remain the chief minister for the full five-year term and would continue to present the state budget in future.
Shivakumar on Tuesday said he did not want to speak publicly on the issue of changing the chief minister as it was a “secret agreement” between four-five people in the party, and he trusted his conscience. Party sources said that a group of six MLAs supporting Shiv Kumar had reached Delhi on Sunday night to meet the high command and some more MLAs are expected to go. Last week, around 10 MLAs had also met Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.
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Magadi MLA HC Balakrishna said the decision on the next chief minister depends on the high command, but urged them to clear the existing confusion. He said, we had gone to talk to the high command to clear the confusion because a final decision is necessary. It is not important who becomes the Chief Minister; The current situation is harmful for the Congress Party.
The high command should intervene and resolve this matter. However, he did not say whether Shivkumar would be made the Chief Minister or not and whether this topic was discussed with the leadership or not. Ramnagar MLA Iqbal Hussain said that everyone will follow the decision of the high command, and also expressed confidence in the promotion of Shivkumar.
Maddur MLA K. M. Uday said that the MLAs have requested the high command to give a chance to new faces and youth during the cabinet reshuffle and he has received indications that this will be considered. On the demand of making Shivkumar the Chief Minister, he said that the party leadership will take the decision and everyone will follow it. Some senior MLAs urged the high command to resolve the confusion over leadership change and Uday said a decision on the matter was expected soon.