Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserted that he will be in office for a full five-year term. In response to a question by reporters whether he will be the CM for five years, Siddaramaiah said, ‘Yes, I will be. Why do you have the doubt’. The remarks came amid rumours that Siddaramaiah may be replaced by Congress state president D.K. Shivakumar later this year as per a power-sharing formula agreed by the two leaders.
While, Shivakumar on Tuesday said he would fully support Siddaramaiah and abide by any decision the high command takes. Earlier, speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Shivakumar asserted that there is no disgruntlement within the ruling Congress and when Siddaramaiah is there as the CM, there is no need for any discord on the leadership issue. He had denied any discussion in the party on leadership change and stressed on strengthening the hands of CM Siddaramaiah and the state government.
There was stiff competition between the two leaders for the CM post after the assembly elections in 2023, though the party high command later managed to convince Shivakumar and made him the deputy CM. There were reports that both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar had agreed to a ‘rotational chief minister formula’ as per which Shivakumar would become the CM after two and a half years, but they have not been officially confirmed by the party.
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