Former Karnataka Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna called his removal from the cabinet part of a "big conspiracy" and said his remarks on voter fraud were misunderstood. He confirmed the decision came from the Congress high command and assured loyalty to the party and Rahul Gandhi.
Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan said that the final action to let Shashi Tharoor stay in a party after his "nation first" remark will be decided by the Congress high command.
Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra on Saturday alleged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah held the 'Sadhana Samavesha' rally in Mysuru in order to threaten the Congress high command.
Amid the speculation about a change in the state's leadership, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday said there is no discussion on this within the party, and the Congress high command would make any such decision.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah again dismissed speculation about a change in the state's leadership, asserting that there has been no discussion with the Congress high command about the change.
Amid speculation of a potential change in Karnataka Congress leadership, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday took a jibe at the Congress High Command, calling it a "ghost" that is never seen or heard but always felt.
Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka on Tuesday alleged that the Congress High Command has delivered a "slap in the face" to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah by ordering a fresh caste census, calling it a "victory" for Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and a "defeat" for the CM.
"The Congress high command has done injustice to the backward classes. The Congress high command also slammed Siddaramaiah, saying that it was 10 years old and the figures were old," Ravikumar, also the Chief Whip of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, told reporters here.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said he would discuss with the High Command Tamil Nadu's invitation to participate in the anti-delimitation meeting in Chennai.
Notably, Stalin has called for a joint effort from various political parties to raise their voices against delimitation, calling for a JAC meeting on March 22 in Chennai and inviting representatives from various political parties to join against the "blatant assault on federalism."
Randeep Surjewala, AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka, on Friday dismissed the reports that Minister Satish Jarkiholi was served notice by Congress high command for his public statement regarding the change of leadership in the state's unit of the party.