With nearly all of the sources reporting that Congress heavyweight Siddaramaiah is all set to change into the Chief Minister of Karnataka within the coming days, the occasion’s state unit president – DK Shivakumar – is actually the person of the second for Karnataka Assembly Elections.
Shivakumar hogged the nationwide limelight final Karnataka elections – when Congress’ organisational administration was in tatters and the occasion had emerged because the shut 2nd after the BJP. Shivakumar was tasked with the mammoth job of holding the occasion MLAs intact, and away from horse-buying and selling makes an attempt.
Contrary to everybody’s expectations, Shivakumar was capable of efficiently thwart horse-buying and selling makes an attempt, ensuing within the formation of a JD-S and Congress authorities, after a brief-lived Siddaramaiah authorities not capable of show a majority.
There was no trying again for Shivakumar after this incident. The 8-time Congress MLA went on to change into the state occasion chief, and finally, probably the most highly effective Congress chief within the state.
The Congress chief got here additional near the occasion’s central management when ‘saved’ the occasion’s Rajasthan MLAs in an analogous scenario, aiding Ashik Gehlot-government in a close to-unimaginable escape.
Shivakumar’s clout grew nearly on a regular basis within the occasion’s state unit, a lot so, that he grew to become shut contender for the Chief Ministerial seat by the point this election arrived.
In 2019, he was arrest by central businesses on the costs of cash laundering and tax evasion, an act he termed as political vendetta.
DK Shivakumar – Mr Cool
Unlike different leaders in Congress who stake declare to energy, Shivakumar, regardless of realizing the Siddaramaiah problem, by no means disrespected or disregarded his senior occasion colleagues in public. The variations, if any, had been at all times raised at occasion discussion board, and never in public.
And even when it grew to become nearly clear that Siddaramaiah would be the subsequent Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar, regardless of having a lot assist with him, has not rebelled and even stated a phrase in opposition to the occasion management.
The 9-time Kanakpura MLA, who was branded because the Congress’ election supervisor, seems calm assured that his time will come in the future.
