Congress high command will decide on changing Chief Minister, says Siddaramaiah

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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah speaking to reporters astatine  Mangaluru International Airport connected  Monday.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah speaking to reporters astatine Mangaluru International Airport connected Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Amid speculation implicit the alteration of enactment and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s sojourn to Delhi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah successful Mangaluru connected Monday reiterated that the Congress precocious bid volition instrumentality a telephone connected whether oregon not to proceed him arsenic the Chief Minister.

Referring to assorted Ministers making statements implicit the alteration of the Chief Minister, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that that successful a democracy, everyone has the close to contention for the station of Chief Minister. “The contention tin not beryllium avoided. But the precocious bid volition instrumentality the last decision.”

When his absorption was sought to Mr. Siddaramaiah’s connection connected continuing arsenic the Chief Minister, Mr. Shivakumar remarked: “What is determination to adhd erstwhile the Chief Minister himself has said it. We volition perceive to immoderate helium says.”

The Chief Minister’s connection came connected a time erstwhile Mr. Shivakumar was successful Delhi to conscionable the Congress Central leaders. Mr. Shivakumar, connected his instrumentality to Bengaluru- refused to elaborate connected the Delhi visit, but acknowledged that helium met Ambika Soni, a confidante of Congress person Sonia Gandhi, to connection his condolences pursuing the decease of Ms. Soni’s hubby recently.

Sources adjacent to him indicated that helium riled astatine the supporters of the Chief Minister, including his lad Yathindra Siddaramaiah, going nationalist astir the leadership, portion helium was successful Delhi to little the leaders.

A purported statement connected rotation of powerfulness aft two-and-a-half years is being justified for the enactment alteration by the Deputy Chief Minister’s campy portion the Chief Minister and his supporters person rubbished beingness of specified an agreement.

Meanwhile, Home Minister G. Parameshwara said that determination has been nary accusation from the precocious bid either connected Cabinet reshuffle oregon a alteration of leadership. He felt that treatment connected the Cabinet reshuffle oregon the enactment successful nationalist communicative has caused disorder and affected medication successful the State. “It is not close to stay successful this authorities of disorder and the medication has to beryllium precise to forestall immoderate speech connected floods oregon potholes,” helium said.

On the purported celebrations being hosted by the Chief Minister connected November 1, Dr. Parameshwara said that thing overmuch needed to beryllium work into it.

“Reading a governmental communicative to a solemnisation connected Rajyotsava is not necessary.

On Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa’s supporters raising slogans successful Shivamogga successful favour of the seasoned person to beryllium made the Chief Minister, helium said: “Mr. Muniyappa has been MP 7 times. He is simply a elder leader, and has merit and eligibility. I volition beryllium blessed if helium becomes the Chief Minister.”

On having a Dalit Chief Minister, Dr. Parameshwara said that if the request arises, the precocious bid volition determine aft the Bihar elections.

Published - October 28, 2025 12:05 americium IST

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