Top Congress chief Siddaramaiah would be the subsequent Chief Minister of Karnataka, with DK Shivakumar as his deputy, extremely positioned sources within the Congress social gathering informed Zee News TV as we speak. Since morning, DK Shivakumar had dropped main hints to public his need for the highest publish. To placate Shivakumar – thought-about pivotal for Congress victory in Karnataka – the excessive command has determined to award him high ministries of the state. An official announcement will be made on the identical by Monday night.Â
Why Congress selected Siddaramaiah over DK Shivakumar?Â
Many are questioning as to why the Congress social gathering is selecting 75-year-old Siddramaiah over DK Shivakumar. The souces near the highest social gathering leaders stated that Congress is eyeing a greater efficiency within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. For the identical, the social gathering needs to make use of Siddaramaiah’s mass enchantment throughout the state. The social gathering is now seeing Siddaramaiah within the place of the ‘face’ and Shivakumar because the supervisor for upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections.Â
AHINDA Formula
The Congress believes that Karnataka’s fashionable – AHINDA formulation – had an enormous position to play in its victory. Ahinda is a Kannada acronym for ‘Alpasankhyataru’ or minorities, ‘Hindulidavaru’ or backward lessons, and ‘Dalitaru’ or Dalits. It is alleged that Siddaramaiah is an knowledgeable in managing this vote financial institution and enjoys mass enchantment amongst these communities. For the identical motive, the social gathering would not want to go towards Siddaramaiah, who has a historical past of rebels towards former bosses in Janata Dal factions.
Shivakumar’s Cooperation Mantra
Shivakumar as we speak stated he had prolonged cooperation for him earlier and now Siddaramaiah would cooperate with him. “After the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, I took charge of the party. Then senior leader Dinesh Gundu Rao and Siddaramaiah had resigned from their posts. Didn`t I wait patiently and cooperate when I was not inducted into the cabinet,” he requested.
Siddaramaiah, after assuming cost as CM in 2013, had stored out Shivakumar from the cupboard for a very long time. “I have extended my cooperation to him (Siddaramaiah),” Shivakumar stated.
Calls To Make DK Shivakumar Chief Minister
Marasappa Ravi, Congress district spokesperson has launched a press observe and urged Siddaramaiah to not grow to be a roadblock for Shivakumar to grow to be the CM. Shivakumar facilitated Siddaramaiah`s becoming a member of the Congress. It is Shivakumar who gave him the technique to contest from two seats in 2018, he stated. Siddaramaiah misplaced in Chamundeshwari seat and received from Badami seat within the final elections.
“Siddaramaiah, who was pushed to the corner in JD-S, was recognised by Shivakumar and given respectable status in Congress by Shivakumar. Now it is time for Siddaramaiah to pay back,” he stated.
