With Siddaramaiah and DKS by aspect, KC Venugopal denies Karnataka CM change buzz
A full day of consultations between the Congress excessive command and Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar ended on Tuesday night with a agency denial by the occasion that it mentioned a change within the state’s management arrangementinsisting that the discussions have been strictly confined to methods for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
The assertion was interpreted as suggesting that the occasion would keep the established order for now.
Based on folks accustomed to the discussions, the Congress management heard the positions of Siddaramaiah and deputy CM D. Okay. Shivakumar by a sequence of separate and joint conferences on the All India Congress Committee headquarters.
“No matter hypothesis you individuals are doing, that’s solely hypothesis. No actuality in any respect,” Congress basic secretary KC Venugopal stated.
Venugopal maintained that the talks in Delhi have been linked to electoral issues regarding Karnataka, notably upcoming Rajya Sabha and legislative council vacancies.
“At the moment we mentioned concerning the Rajya Sabha seats and the council seats of Karnataka. The candidates of Rajya Sabha and council seats of Karnataka might be introduced together with the opposite seats like Chhattisgarh, like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand, like these states. That’s all,” he stated.
The day’s discussions started at Indira Bhavan with Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge assembly Venugopal and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala earlier than broader consultations with Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar.
Siddaramaiah later held a separate assembly with Gandhi as discussions continued throughout a number of classes by the afternoon.
Gandhi left the headquarters briefly for lunch whereas Kharge, Venugopal, Surjewala, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar remained inside for additional deliberations over a working lunch.
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After lunch, Gandhi, Kharge and Venugopal held one other spherical of discussions with out Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar current, based on these conscious of the developments on the headquarters.
The consultations unfolded in opposition to the backdrop of constant debate throughout the Karnataka Congress over the construction of management within the state authorities, cupboard enlargement and appointments to the Rajya Sabha and Karnataka legislative council.
Siddaramaiah, earlier than leaving Bengaluru for Delhi earlier within the day, on hypothesis surrounding the CM’s put up, stated, “Hypothesis has all the time been there.”
Siddaramaiah has additionally maintained in latest remarks that the ultimate determination on Karnataka’s management rested fully with the Congress management in Delhi.
“The management change problem needs to be determined by Rahul Gandhi. No matter he decides, we’re dedicated to it,” he stated.
Shivakumar, who repeatedly confronted questions over whether or not he expects to turn out to be CM, responded earlier this week with a quick comment that continued to flow into by Tuesday’s political discussions. “Time will reply,” he stated.
After arriving in Delhi, Shivakumar was once more requested whether or not he anticipated to imagine CM’s put up. He refused to reply.
Karnataka minister Satish Jarkiholi stated that the Delhi consultations might assist clear the uncertainty throughout the Karnataka Congress unit.
