As the political drama over theKarnataka power-sharingtussle intensified on Tuesday, sources told TimesNowNews.com that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was unwilling to step down from the top post. The development comes amid renewed speculation over a possible leadership change in the state, with discussions around rotational power-sharing resurfacing within the ruling setup.
According to sources, Siddaramaiah remained firm on continuing as Karnataka Chief Minister, and refused to handover the power reins to his deputy, DK Shivakumar.
The deadlock over the power struggle did not come to an end on Tuesday as well as senior Congress leader KC Venugopal publicly dismissed speculation over a leadership change in Karnataka and informed that Siddaramaiah is going to continue as the Chief Minister following a high-level meeting in Delhi.
He even maintained that the discussions were limited to Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council elections, and no talks regarding Karnataka power sharing were held.
The meeting took place at the Congress headquarters in Delhi and was attended by Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Surjewala.
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Speaking after the nearly two-hour meeting, KC Venugopal said, "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,” he added.
Notably, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar did not comment on the leadership issue while leaving the venue.
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