There has been a protracted, but mostly muted, struggle between factions loyal to Shivakumar and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over power-sharing, both in the state government and the Karnataka Congress, ever since the party won the 2023 Assembly election in the state.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Congress Pradesh President D K Shivakumar hailed the inauguration of 'Indira Bhawan,' party's new headquarters on Monday and called it as a 'temple for all Congress people on Monday.
"It was decided... There was a qualifier there that in the exigencies of a situation, the rule can be relaxed. So, it can't be followed in breach but largely--in 90 per cent of the cases--it will be one person, one post," the Congress MP said.
Notably, a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) is being held along with the meeting of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) members on Monday over several issues.
Karnataka government on Wednesday ordered to allot Rs 3 lakhs each to all 6 Naxals along with facilities that were already announced to the Naxals who surrendered in the presence of CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar today in Bengaluru.
Six Naxalites surrendered in Bengaluru on Wednesday in the presence of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Home Minister G Parameshwara, and senior police officials.
He was replying to questions on the potential political motive behind Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's dinner meet while the Deputy CM was out of the country.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday announced Congress party's first guarantee scheme 'Pyari Didi', on the lines of Gruhalakshmi scheme, in the run up to the Delhi assembly elections.
Earlier today, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced the first of Congress' guarantees in the national capital, the "Pyari Didi" scheme, which will provide Rs 2,500 to women there.
Ahead of the Delhi assembly elections, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced the first of Congress' guarantees in the national capital, the "Pyari Didi" scheme, which will provide Rs 2,500 to women there.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has rejected BJP's demand for the resignation of state minister Priyank Kharge and said party leaders "know his integrity".