Siddaramaiah appointed to Congress Working Committee days after resigning as Karnataka CM

NEW DELHI: The Congress connected Tuesday announced the assignment of erstwhile Karnataka main minister Siddaramaiah to the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s apical decision-making body. In a statement, Congress wide caput (organisation) KC Venugopal said, “Hon’ble Congress president has appointed Shri Siddaramaiah arsenic Member of the CWC with contiguous effect.

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The assignment comes conscionable days aft Siddaramaiah stepped down arsenic main minister, marking the extremity of his record-long tenure of implicit 8 years crossed 2 terms.His assignment arsenic a CWC subordinate besides came connected the eve of the swearing-in ceremonial of his long-time rival and now-former deputy, DK Shivakumar, who is acceptable to instrumentality oath arsenic the caller main minister.Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar were progressive successful a long-running interior tussle implicit the post, often taking indirect swipes astatine each other. Their rivalry stemmed from an alleged knowing with the Congress enactment aft the party’s May 2023 Karnataka assembly predetermination victory. Under this reported arrangement, Shivakumar was said to person been assured the main minister’s station for the second fractional of the government’s five-year term, portion the enactment initially chose seasoned person Siddaramaiah to caput the government.The tussle escalated aft Siddaramaiah continued adjacent aft the archetypal 2.5-year people was reached successful November 2025.

Last week, the Congress enactment yet resolved the matter, deciding to honour its “commitment” to Shivakumar, who besides serves arsenic the Karnataka portion president of the party.Siddaramaiah had reportedly declined a Rajya Sabha seat, choosing alternatively to stay progressive successful authorities politics.