Karnataka 'nataka' not over yet? Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar head to Delhi as Congress weighs next moves

NEW DELHI: The particulate and fury entailing the powerfulness modulation successful Karnataka bash not look to person settled with Siddaramaiah's resignation arsenic main minister, arsenic helium and lawman CM DK Shivakumar, who is expected to measurement into Sidda's shoes soon, are acceptable to conscionable Congress authorities in-charge Randeep Surjewala successful the nationalist capital.Both leaders volition besides conscionable person of absorption successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress parliamentary enactment president Sonia Gandhi and the enactment main Mallikarjun Kharge aboriginal successful the day.According to sources, the gathering chiefly focused connected finalising Rajya Sabha candidates, Legislative Council (MLC) nominations and a imaginable furniture reshuffle up of the swearing-in of the caller government.Sources further indicated that respective ministers from the Siddaramaiah furniture are improbable to find a spot successful the expected DK Shivakumar-led cabinet.

The enactment enactment is besides considering appointing 4 lawman main ministers to support societal and determination equilibrium successful the caller dispensation.A time aft annoucing that helium would measurement down arsenic main miniter to pave mode for Shivakumar successful accordance with the rotational look agreed upon aft the 2023 win, Siddaramaiah expressed his tendency to enactment successful Benglauru than determination to Rajya Sabha which was portion of an connection pitched by the enactment precocious command.

Siddaramaiah's determination to "partly agree" with the apical brass, portion holding his crushed connected not moving to the Rajdhaani for nationalist authorities mostly suggest that the deveopment whitethorn mutate to go a analyzable quagmire.On Friday, Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar and Surjewala volition beryllium holding discussions with the party's apical leadership. Rajya Sabha candidates, MLC candidates and furniture reshuffle volition beryllium the apical precedence during the meeting.

Several ministers from the Siddaramaiah furniture are improbable to get a berth successful the expected DK Shivakumar-led cabinet. To support societal and determination equilibrium successful the government, 4 Deputy CMs tin beryllium appointed, Congress sources told quality bureau ANI.

At a presser connected Thursday, the 77-year-old publically confirmed that helium had "humbly" declined the enactment brass’s connection of “a nationalist role” done a Rajya Sabha information truthful that helium could “remain progressive successful authorities politics”.

He has been CM for a small implicit 3 years since being sworn successful for his 2nd stint connected May 20, 2023.As planned, Siddaramaiah hosted a meal gathering with his furniture colleagues, including his lawman and unofficial CM-in-waiting DK Shivakumar, astatine his authoritative residence earlier handing successful his resignation. Hugs, tears and apologies followed.Shivakumar had a closeddoor gathering with the outgoing CM earlier the larger gathering assembled, embraced him and adjacent touched his feet.For astir 2 hours, the ministers huddled astir Siddaramaiah arsenic helium articulated the crushed for his determination to resign aft 5 decades successful progressive politics. “I person nary regrets. I americium resigning wholeheartedly,” helium told his colleagues.He informally mentioned Shivakumar would instrumentality over, successful enactment with what the enactment brass wanted, sources said. However, during the farewell presser, Siddaramaiah evaded questions astir his successor adjacent arsenic Shivakumar sat beside him, smiling done the interaction.

“Whoever the legislature enactment and the precocious bid determine volition beryllium the main minister,” helium said.The Congress precocious bid is expected to convene a CLP gathering successful Bengaluru aft politician Thaawarchand Gehlot accepts Siddaramaiah’s resignation, perchance Friday. The outgoing CM visited Lok Bhavan astir 3pm to enactment successful his papers. Since the politician was retired of town, helium handed implicit the resignation to the Lok Bhavan peculiar secretary, which was accepted connected Friday morning.