Amid mounting buzz over a possible leadership shake-up in Karnataka, the Congress on Tuesday firmly denied any talks on replacing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, clarifying that the party’s high-level Delhi meeting was focused entirely on upcoming Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council elections. Speaking after the nearly two-hour discussion at the party headquarters, senior Congress leader KC Venugopal dismissed the speculation, saying, “Today’s discussion was only around Rajya Sabha polls and MLC elections. Whatever you speculated is not true.”
“We had a meeting. CM, DCM and Randeep were present. The entire discussion concentrated on Rajya Sabha and MLC seats today. Stop speculation,” Venugopal added.
The meeting, chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at the party’s Indira Bhawan headquarters in Delhi, was attended by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, AICC Karnataka in-charge Randeep Surjewala and senior leader KC Venugopal.
The high-level gathering sparked fresh speculation over Karnataka’s leadership equation, especially amid ongoing claims by Shivakumar’s supporters that he had been assured the chief minister’s post after the Congress’ 2023 Assembly victory.
However, both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar steered clear of questions related to a possible leadership change while leaving the meeting venue.
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