Power struggle intensifies in Karnataka! Mallikarjun Kharge’s statement regarding CM chair increased the suspense

New Delhi/Bangalore. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said that change of leadership in Karnataka is not an issue which can be discussed publicly. Kharge, who returned to Delhi to participate in the Constitution Day celebrations, told reporters, ‘This is not a topic to be discussed here and that too in public. I have come here especially to participate in a program related to Constitution Day on 26th November. I have an invitation for the program. After participating in the program I have to attend review meetings. After this I will move ahead.

When asked about his possible meeting with Rahul Gandhi, the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha said, ‘You all know that the party president does not discuss anything else. If we meet, we will discuss. Before leaving for Delhi, Kharge was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar to Bengaluru airport in his car. After the Congress government reached the halfway point of its five-year term on November 20, the tussle over power within the ruling party has intensified.

The power struggle within the ruling party has intensified amid speculations about change of Chief Minister in the state. This discussion has intensified after the Congress government completed two and a half years of its five-year term on November 20, as an alleged “power sharing” agreement is being claimed between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar in 2023.

Siddaramaiah had recently said that he would remain the Chief Minister for the full five-year term and would continue to present the state budget in future. Shivakumar on Tuesday said he did not want to talk publicly on the issue of changing the chief minister as it was a ‘secret agreement’ between four-five people in the party, and he trusted his conscience.