Siddaramaiah Resignation: The political crisis in Karnataka, it seems, has hit the roof. As Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was seen to be preparing for a leadership change in the Congress government in Karnataka on Thursday, he is likely to announce his resignation at the press conference in Bengaluru, as per multiple sources. In yet another important development, Siddaramaiah is also likely to hold a breakfast meeting with the entire Karnataka Cabinet at his residence on Thursday morning, adding to the political speculation of an imminent change of guard in the state.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s leadership challenge is based on a deal agreed after the Congress’s 2023 election win. It was a difficult choice for the party at the time to choose a leading candidate between the two. Shivakumar’s supporters have been claiming that an understanding was reached for rotational Chief Ministership when the government was formed in 2023. If Siddaramaiah is to be replaced by another, then the name of DK Shivakumar is floated.
A 2.5 year promise came into place which was about a supposed power-sharing arrangement within the Karnataka Congress Party, wherein there is a deal struck between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.
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