The internal dispute within the ruling Congress in Karnataka is once again in the headlines. Let us tell you that the state’s Deputy Chief Minister and Senior Congress leader DK Shivkumar has refused to resign from the post of President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. His supporters say that he will leave the post of State Congress President only when he will get the post of Chief Minister. Let us tell you that Shivkumar visited Delhi last week and met the top leaders of the party amidst the increasing demand for his resignation and apprised him of his ambitions. It is being told that the high command has agreed that Shivkumar will not leave the post right now. The special thing is that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also visited Delhi last week and allegedly told the top Congress leaders that the right message is not going to be done due to the ‘one person, one post’ principle not being followed. But Shivkumar was successful in winning this round of the ongoing power struggle in Karnataka.
In fact, with the local body elections coming close in Karnataka, the rival faction led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is demanding that Shivkumar resign from the post of state Congress president. If someone close to Siddaramaiah on the post of state Congress president, then the people of his group will get more tickets, which will increase their strength within the party. But Shivkumar is understanding this very well and he does not want to create any obstacle in the path of fulfilling his ambition.
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According to media reports, Shivkumar has clearly told the party’s high command during his Delhi tour that he has no intention of leaving the post. There is speculation that Shiv Kumar’s decision to remain the post of state Congress president is related to his ambition to become the Chief Minister. He believes that leaving this post can weaken their grip within the party. It is being told that Shivkumar has decided to remain in office to balance the power equation. Let us remind you that after the Karnataka assembly election results, Shivkumar was at the forefront of the Chief Minister’s race but the high command gave Siddaramaiah another opportunity. At that time, the Shivkumar faction had said that he had been talked about giving the post of Chief Minister after half the government with the Deputy Chief Minister, but Siddaramaiah had rejected any such agreement as a rumor.
It is now being told that the party high command has asked Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar to remain as the president of the party’s state unit. This has come to light after Shivkumar’s meeting with Rahul Gandhi. It is being told that the party is not in favor of changing the high command Shivkumar as he is considered an important role in winning the assembly elections, in good performance during the Lok Sabha elections and winning in the three assembly by -elections. It is being told that the party high command is not willing to change Shivkumar at least this year till November and December. In fact, urban bodies are going to be held soon in Karnataka and the party does not want to take any danger in view of Shivkumar’s proficiency in election management.
On the other hand, a group of ministers close to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, including state ministers Satish Jarkiholi and KN Rajanna, have publicly demanded the removal of the party’s ‘one person one post’ policy. According to media reports, these ministers have claimed that AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal had also sent a letter after the Lok Sabha elections. Let us also tell you that Minister Rajanna Honey Trap, who is leading the campaign to remove Shivkumar from the post of state Congress president, has been caught in controversy, which has had a big impact on his campaign.
However, at the moment in Karnataka, Shivkumar has succeeded in keeping his state president’s chair, but the way the ministers and MLAs of Siddaramaiah camp are noticed this chair, it will be a difficult challenge for Shivkumar to save his post for a long time. Shivkumar may be a well -known politician, but Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is also considered a batsman of politics.
