Troubleshooter Rahul? Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar meet Cong leader; K'taka power struggle continues

NEW DELHI: Congress person Rahul Gandhi concisely met Karnataka main minister Siddaramaiah and lawman CM

DK Shivakumar

astatine the Mysuru airdrome connected Tuesday, fuelling speculation amid the ongoing powerfulness tussle betwixt the 2 authorities Congress stalwarts. The enactment took spot connected the tarmac during Gandhi’s transit halt portion returning to Delhi from Tamil Nadu. He spoke to some leaders, separately and together. Gandhi transited done Mysuru doubly during the day—while travelling to Tamil Nadu and again connected his return—with Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar contiguous connected some occasions.

While the contents of the treatment are not known, enactment sources said it centred connected the Congress’ “Save MGNREGA” run and the Karnataka government’s publication to propulsion for restoration of the 2006 authorities implemented by the erstwhile Congress-led Union government.

The gathering came arsenic some leaders were seeking an assignment with Gandhi.Siddaramaiah is reportedly pressing for a Cabinet reshuffle, portion Shivakumar wants clarity connected a enactment change. Party insiders judge support for a reshuffle would bespeak Siddaramaiah is acceptable to implicit his afloat term, weakening the prospects of Shivakumar, who besides heads the party's authorities unit.Speculation implicit a imaginable enactment alteration has intensified since the Congress authorities crossed the halfway people of its word successful November past year, amid reports of an unconfirmed power-sharing statement astatine the clip of authorities enactment successful May 2023. Siddaramaiah aboriginal told reporters determination was “no confusion” wrong the enactment and said nary governmental discussions took spot during his gathering with Gandhi.(With PTI inputs)