Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah said, 'I am committed to follow the orders of the high command. Both Shivakumar and I are bound to follow the decisions of the high command.'
Amid the confusion over karnataka leadership, chief minister Siddaramaiah has said that he will complete the full five-year term and claimed that there is no agreement between him and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar for power sharing. It is worth noting that both cm Siddaramaiah and deputy cm DK Shivakumar are in delhi, where they will meet many leaders, including rahul Gandhi. After both the leaders are in delhi, the discussion of leadership change in karnataka has started again.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, cm Siddaramaiah admitted that Shivakumar also wants the post of chief minister and there is nothing wrong with it, but Shivakumar himself has clarified that the post of cm is not vacant at the moment. Siddaramaiah said, 'Deputy chief minister Shivakumar never said that the chief minister should be changed. I am the cm for the entire term. I will also lead the party in the 2028 assembly elections.' He further said, 'However, I am committed to following the orders of the high command. Both Shivakumar and I are bound to follow the decisions of the high command. At present, there has been no discussion on power-sharing.'
When asked about the demand of some MLAs to make DK Shivakumar the chief minister, Siddaramaiah said, 'Some MLAs may support Shivakumar, but most are not doing so.' Both the leaders are expected to meet the leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, rahul Gandhi, and other senior congress leaders in delhi today. According to media reports, with the congress government approaching half its term in November, Shivakumar is intensifying efforts to stake his claim for the top post. Meanwhile, congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah, while speaking to the media in mysore on Thursday, said that his father will complete his five-year term as the Chief Minister. He said that some aspirants are raising their demands as the government is nearing the halfway point. He stressed, "There is nothing wrong in expressing aspirations, but the final decision will be taken by the high command and the MLAs. But Siddaramaiah will remain the chief minister for the full five years."
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