There may be a big announcement today regarding the post of Chief Minister in Karnataka. CM Siddaramaiah is going to hold a breakfast meeting at the residence of his deputy DK Shivakumar this morning. This will be the third meeting between the two leaders over breakfast after three days. Last time Shivkumar had gone to the Chief Minister’s residence, today Siddaramaiah is going to meet him at his deputy’s house.
Meanwhile, there is news that the ongoing tussle between two senior Congress leaders has once again reached a decisive stage. According to party sources, after this message, the second ‘Power Breakfast Meeting’ of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar to be held on Tuesday is being considered very important.
What kind of discussion about breakfast meeting?
This meeting is an extension of the first breakfast meeting held two days ago. On Saturday, the two leaders had breakfast together at the CM House, pictures of which were quickly circulated by the Congress to give the message that everything is fine in the party. But according to sources, even in that meeting no consensus could be reached on the issue of change of power.
What message did Kharge give?
Party sources say that Mallikarjun Kharge has bluntly told both the leaders that the agreement finalized in 2023 cannot be postponed now, because it is also a question of their credibility.
Where is the problem in leadership change?
According to sources, the central leadership can call DK Shivkumar to Delhi in the next 15 days and hold final talks with him on the ‘transition timeline’. However, at present Rahul Gandhi is said to be not completely confident about the change of leadership in the middle of his tenure, which is the biggest problem of this package.
After completion of one and a half years of Congress government in Karnataka, this controversy has intensified again. DK Shivakumar claims that he was the main strategist to win the 2023 elections and now the power-sharing formula should be implemented. On the other hand, Siddaramaiah is a mass leader with the support of more than 100 MLAs and wants to complete the entire term on the basis of his popularity.
What happened in the last breakfast meeting?
According to sources, Siddaramaiah had proposed to support Shivakumar in 2028 in Saturday’s meeting, but Shivakumar rejected it. Shivkumar’s camp is hopeful that there can be a change of power by April 2026, while the CM camp does not agree with this deadline.
Shivakumar accused the media of creating a story of ‘groupism’. He said, ‘I am not in any group. There are 140 MLAs with me. CM and I are working like brothers.
Meanwhile, Shivakumar’s brother and former MP DK Suresh also reached Bengaluru from Delhi and said that everything is going in the right direction.
Why is there an eye on December 8?
This entire incident is being seen as an attempt by the High Command to find a peaceful solution to the ongoing conflict between the two leaders. It is being told that Siddaramaiah will remain on the post of Chief Minister at least till the Belagavi session to be held on December 8.
This entire controversy is reminding the Congress of Rajasthan’s ‘Pilot-Gehlot model’. But this time the stake is even bigger, because Karnataka is the biggest political base of Congress in South India. Now all eyes are on Tuesday’s ‘Power Breakfast-2’, where the blueprint for transfer of power is expected to become clear.
