The Karnataka CM Tussle Siddaramaiah Shivakumar Delhi Update intensifies. DKS is in the capital as the Congress high command debates the alleged 2.5-year power-sharing formula, focusing on unity ahead of the legislature session.
Karnataka CM Tussle Siddaramaiah Shivakumar Delhi Update
The long-simmering Karnataka CM Tussle has entered its most critical phase, with the drama shifting from Bengaluru’s domestic breakfast diplomacy to the political corridors of New Delhi. Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar (DKS) has traveled to the national capital, a move that, despite his public claims of a private engagement, is widely viewed as a direct attempt to press his claim for the Chief Minister’s chair before the Congress high command. Meanwhile, the incumbent Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, has adopted a conspicuously firm ‘wait and watch’ position, declaring he will only travel to Delhi if formally summoned by the central leadership.
This calculated difference in approach highlights the core tension in the ongoing political deadlock. The debate centers around an alleged 2.5-year power-sharing formula agreed upon after the Congress party’s decisive electoral victory in 2023. As the current administration nears the halfway mark of its five-year term, supporters of DKS, who is also the state unit President, have intensified lobbying efforts, citing a supposed commitment for a mid-term transition. Siddaramaiah’s camp, however, maintains that the public mandate was for a full five-year term under his current leadership and that no such official rotational agreement was ever confirmed by the party.
