A day after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hosted a dinner for AHINDA MLAs, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar (DKS) held a parallel dinner meeting with over 50 MLAs on the outskirts of Belagavi. This event is being seen in political circles as a show of strength, which is a new turning point in the internal dynamics of the Congress party. A day after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hosted a dinner for AHINDA MLAs at Firoz Seth’s house, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar held a parallel dinner meeting with his close aides and over 50 MLAs at a farmhouse on the outskirts of Belagavi. This meeting has sparked a heated political debate amid the ongoing assembly session.
Conversation is intense…
According to sources, more than 50 MLAs (including five ministers) attended the dinner. The Congress high command is expected to call an important meeting soon. In this case, the DKS event is being seen as a show of strength. This event is also being seen as a response to the reach of the Chief Minister’s camp.
Siddaramaiah’s son’s comments and anger…
Political experts believe that this step has been taken in response to the overreach of the Chief Minister’s camp. Recently, Yatindra Siddaramaiah had said that the Chief Minister will complete his five-year tenure. It is reported that DK Shivkumar group got angry with this comment. These incidents have added a new layer to the internal power dynamics of the Karnataka Congress.
Strategy before Delhi meeting
Sources say that Shivkumar might have used this meeting to make a strategy with his loyalists before the high-level talks to be held in Delhi under the chairmanship of Sonia Gandhi after December 19. These frequent dinner meetings and the signals coming from them have made the power dynamics within the Karnataka Congress more difficult.
