Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met Deputy CM DK Shivakumar at his residence over a second breakfast meeting between the two amid the speculated power tussle between the two for the Chief Ministerial post.
As Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah meets Deputy CM DK Shivakumar over breakfast amid a speculated power tussle, Home Minister G Parameshwara acknowledged the stir, saying people have different aspirations and they express them at the right time.
After Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Deputy DK Shivakumar reaffirmed the Congress party's cohesion and unity on Saturday, Shivaganga Basavaraj, a close aide of Shivakumar, made it clear that the Congress party's high command will decide the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.
The BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla took a swipe at the breakfast meeting between Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, calling it a "breakup par makeup" meeting and alleging that the two leaders were attempting to bury their internal rift by putt
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Friday spoke on the possibility of a "dark horse" emerging in Karnataka politics amid a power struggle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar.
Congress MLC and son of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Yathindra Siddaramaiah, on Thursday backed his father for the CM post, saying that he is not aware of any "power sharing agreement" between Siddaramaiah and state Deputy CM DK Shivakumar.
Amid talks about who will be the next Karnataka Chief Minister, Congress leader V. Gurunadham said that both Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar are qualified for the CM post and it will be decided by the High Command only.
Amid speculation over the Karnataka Chief Ministerial post, Karnataka Minister HK Patil on Thursday said that he will discuss the matter with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge if he calls him for a meeting.
Amid speculation over the Karnataka Chief Ministerial post, Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said a decision will be made after a discussion among the high command, CM Siddaramiah, and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar.
Speaking with ANI, Kharge stated that the party's high command will decide on the Karnataka Chief Minister post, saying, "Will give medicine when required", implying the issue will be addressed at the right time.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced rewards for the members of India's blind women's cricket team, who recently lifted the Blind Women's T20 World Cup.
Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo congratulated the blind women's cricket team on their historic T20 World Cup triumph in Colombo, describing the achievement as inspiring and a source of national