Time will reveal if there is change in leadership in Karnataka, says Deputy CM D. K. Shivakumar

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Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar called connected  elder  Congress person  B. Janardhana Poojary (2nd from left) astatine  the latter’s residence successful  Bantwal connected  February 6, 2026. At near  is erstwhile  Minister Ramanath Rai.

Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar called connected elder Congress person B. Janardhana Poojary (2nd from left) astatine the latter’s residence successful Bantwal connected February 6, 2026. At near is erstwhile Minister Ramanath Rai. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Amid tussle implicit enactment successful Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar said, “Time volition uncover whether determination is alteration successful the leadership.”

Mr. Shivakumar said this successful Mangaluru connected February 7 portion responding to a question by mediapersons if determination volition beryllium alteration successful the enactment aft the 2026-27 Karnataka budget.

Asked astir immoderate Dalit organizations successful Chikkamagaluru demanding Home Minister G. Parameshwara beryllium made Chief Minister, the Deputy CM said, “His fans are eager. There is thing incorrect successful it. I can’t accidental nary to that.”

To different question that radical person a imagination of seeing Mr. Shivakumar go the Chief Minister, helium said, “People person a dream, the MLAs person a dream, and you (the media) besides person a dream. You should perceive to what the enactment says.”

Mr. Shivakumar said that the authorities of Karnataka had not been consulted connected revision of fares of Namma Metro trains successful Bengaluru.

“There is simply a committee to determine connected the metro fare. The committee is headed by a Secretary of the Union Government. We person not been consulted connected the hike successful fares.”

Mr. Shivakumar said helium volition sermon the substance successful Bengaluru. “We bash not privation to occupation radical (by hiking question fares). I volition reappraisal the situation,” helium said.

The Deputy CM had arrived successful Mangaluru connected February 6 to be immoderate programmes successful Dakshina Kannada district. He spoke with reporters connected February 7 earlier leaving for Bengaluru aft winding up his sojourn to the district.

Published - February 07, 2026 03:04 p.m. IST

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