Bengaluru: After the Congress’ emphatic 135-seat win within the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls, the main target has now shifted to the all vital query, “Who will be the Chief Minister.” And the race for the highest submit has heated up between outdated warhorses Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, with each leaders making no secret of their ambition to steer the southern state. The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) has unanimously authorised All India Congress Committee (AICC) President M Mallikarjun Kharge to choose its chief, who would be the subsequent chief minister of the state.
Here is a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) evaluation of the 2 aspiring CMs.
SIDDARAMAIAH’S STRENGTHS:
* Mass enchantment throughout the state
* Popular amongst a big part of Congress legislators
* Experience of getting run a full-term authorities as Chief Minister (2013-18).
* Able administrator with expertise of getting offered 13 budgets.
* Clout among the many AHINDA (Kannada acronym for minorities, backward lessons and Dalits).
* Strong capacity to tackle BJP and JD(S), most significantly PM Modi and his authorities on points.
* Considered near Rahul Gandhi and apparently has his backing.
SIDDARAMAIAH’SÂ WEAKNESSES:
* Not a lot organisationally linked with the get together.
* Failure in bringing the Congress authorities again to energy in 2018 below his management.
* Still thought-about an outsider by a bit of Congress’s outdated guard. He was previously with the JD(S).
*Age factor- Sidddaramiah is 75.
SIDDARAMAIAH’SÂ OPPORTUNITIES:
* Acceptability, enchantment and expertise to take alongside everybody to run a authorities with a decisive mandate, and strengthen Congress for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
* IT, ED and CBI instances towards opponent Shivakumar, who can also be eyeing the CM submit.
* Last election and final probability to change into CM.
SIDDARAMAIAH’SÂ THREATS:
* Uniting of senior Congress outdated guards like Mallikarjun Kharge, G Parameshwara, who’ve missed changing into CM due to Siddaramaiah, additionally B Ok Hariprasad, Ok H Muniyappa amongst others towards him.
*Call for a Dalit CM.
*Shivakumar’s organisational power, get together’s ‘troubleshooter’ tag, loyalty picture throughout the nation, and closeness to the Gandhi household, particularly Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
DK SHIVAKUMAR’SÂ STRENGTHS:
* Strong organisational capabilities and having led the get together to victory in elections.
* Known for get together loyalty.
* Considered Congress’ ace troubleshooter throughout troublesome instances.
* Resourceful chief.
* Has the backing of the dominant Vokkaliga neighborhood, its influential seers and leaders.
* Closeness to the Gandhi household.
* Age issue on his facet.
* Long political expertise; has dealt with numerous portfolios.
DK SHIVAKUMAR’SÂ WEAKNESSES:
* Cases towards him earlier than IT, ED and CBI.
* Jail time period in Tihar
* Lesser mass enchantment and expertise in comparison with Siddaramaiah.
* Clout by and huge restricted to the Old Mysuru area.
* Not having a lot backing from different communities.
DK SHIVAKUMAR’SÂ OPPORTUNITIES:
* Congress’ domination of the Old Mysuru area would go to Shivakumar, a Vokkaliga.
* KPCC President, because the pure option to be the CM, like within the case of SM Krishna and Veerendra Patil.
* Chances of the get together outdated guard backing him.
DK SHIVAKUMAR’SÂ THREATS:
* Siddaramaiah’s expertise, seniority and mass enchantment.
* Chances of a lot of MLAs backing Siddaramaiah.
* Legal hurdles due to instances filed by central businesses.
* Call for a Dalit or Lingayat CM.
* Rahul Gandhi’s obvious backing of Siddaramaiah.
