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As the ruling Congress successful Karnataka inches person to the halfway constituent of its tenure successful November, Home Minister G. Parameshwara said connected Tuesday that nary clip framework was specified for the tenure of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Speaking to reporters here, Dr. Parameshwara said Mr. Siddaramaiah was elected person of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) aft the 2023 Assembly elections to go the Chief Minister for the five-year term.
After the enactment secured a bulk successful the 2023 polls, the CLP person (Mr. Siddaramaiah) was elected successful a gathering of each MLAs. “We were not told past that helium would beryllium Chief Minister for lone two-and-a-half years,” Dr. Parameshwara said.
On the contented of a imaginable alteration of enactment 30 months aft the enactment of the government, helium said, “We are not alert of immoderate developments since then. In our view, we chose Mr. Siddaramaiah to beryllium the Chief Minister for 5 years.”
If precocious bid decides
However, the Home Minister was speedy to add, “If the precocious bid decides otherwise, we volition judge it—that is each we tin do. We had not fixed immoderate clip framework portion choosing the CLP leader; if the precocious bid decides thing else, it is up to them.”
On Dalit organisations’ request for a Dalit Chief Minister, Dr. Parameshwara said assorted organisations person expressed their views. “The Congress is similar a grooming school. There are galore leaders susceptible of becoming the Chief Ministers. We cannot springiness statements regular connected enactment change.”
Taking different view, Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi said the clip has not travel for Dalit leaders to inhabit the apical station now. “They (Dalits) person to hold for the opportunity,” helium said.
Need his blessing
Meanwhile, speaking to a backstage TV channel, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stressed the request for Mr. Siddaramaiah’s enactment and blessing for the Congress party’s aboriginal occurrence successful the State.
A loyalist of the Chief Minister, Social Welfare Minister H.C. Mahadevappa recovered thing incorrect with Mr. Siddaramaiah’s connection that the precocious bid volition marque a determination connected whether oregon not to proceed him arsenic the Chief Minister.
Many moods and shades
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah appears to beryllium changing the tone and tenor of his statements related to enactment change. On July 2 and 10, 2025, Mr. Siddaramaiah categorically stated that helium would stay successful the station for the afloat five-year word and indicated that helium would besides pb the enactment successful the 2028 Legislative Assembly elections.
Since then, helium has been little categorical successful his statements. While helium erstwhile talked of the value of enactment of MLAs, astatine different times helium has spoken astir each determination resting solely with the precocious command.
