Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar engaged in a disagreement on Thursday, intensifying the continuing management tussle within the southern state.
Shivakumar posted a cryptic submit on X that was interpreted as a reminder to the excessive command to maintain his promise to interchange Siddaramaiah halfway by way of this time period.
It learn, “The facility of phrases is the ability of the world – the best energy on this planet was to maintain your phrases. Whether or not you’re a choose, president, or anybody else, you should do what you say…”
He refused to acknowledge the submit and denied it fully.
Maintaining your guarantees is the best energy on this planet! pic.twitter.com/klregNRUtv
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) November 27, 2025
He later instructed the media that he didn’t submit it. However he hasn’t deleted it.
Just a few hours later, Siddaramaiah put a spin on this. “Phrases haven’t any energy except they make the world higher for individuals…” he posted on X. In that prolonged submit, he spoke of 5 ensures, guarantees he stored throughout his first time period (2013-2018), and assurances that each one the ensures he gave in his manifesto can be “fulfilled with dedication, reliability and care.”
Phrases haven’t any energy except they make the world a greater place for individuals.
We’re proud to declare that the Shakti scheme has supplied over 600 million free journeys to girls within the state. From the primary month of forming our authorities, we translated our ensures into motion. It is not in… pic.twitter.com/lke1J7MnbD
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) November 27, 2025
The poster learn, “Our phrases for Karnataka usually are not simply slogans, they imply the world to us.”
The puzzling trade befell on a day when the Raja Vokaligala Sangha (RVS) weighed in to assist Mr. Shivakumar to interchange him as chief minister.
“We, the Raja Vokkaligala Sangha, demand that Mr. DK Shivakumar be compensated for the work and hardships he endured to carry the get together (Congress) to energy,” L. Srinivas, the group’s new president-appointed president, instructed reporters in Bengaluru on Thursday.
RVS is a corporation of the influential land-owning Vokkaliga group in southern Karnataka and has a big presence in Bangalore. Shivakumar is from this group.
Srinivas stated there have been doubts whether or not the Congress excessive command would “fulfill” its promise to nominate Shivakumar as CM halfway by way of this time period.
Mr. Srinivas laced his calls for with a warning that the RVS would launch violent state-wide protests if the excessive command didn’t yield to their calls for.
Delicate threats from the RVS have weighed closely on Karnataka management discussions of late. Over the previous few days, group leaders, visionaries, MLAs and others have all expressed their views on this crucial difficulty going through the state ruling Congress.
Whereas Mr. Shivakumar has publicly proven indicators of creating concessions to Mr. Siddaramaiah, individuals with information of the developments stated the deputy CM was solely stepping up.
The Congress excessive command had brokered a peace deal between the 2 leaders in Might 2023, guaranteeing that each leaders take turns because the state’s chief minister.
Nevertheless, the 2 leaders have contrasting positions on this difficulty. Whereas Mr. Siddaramaiah has repeatedly vowed to finish his time period within the saddle, Mr. Shivakumar’s place is wavering. He acknowledged the existence of a “secret pact” and even supported Siddaramaiah’s phrases, no less than publicly.
The deputy CM posted a cryptic message from his official deal with on Thursday. The poster learn, “The facility of speech is the ability of the world – the best energy on this planet was to maintain your phrase. Whether or not you’re a choose, president, or anybody else, you should stroll the speak.”
Maintaining your guarantees is the best energy on this planet! pic.twitter.com/klregNRUtv
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) November 27, 2025
He later instructed the media that he didn’t submit it. However he hasn’t deleted it.
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“I am calling everybody to Delhi.”
Over the previous two years, a number of backward class teams have rallied behind Mr. Siddaramaiah and there are fears of widespread protests if the Congress elects his successor as CM.
Siddaramaiah hails from the Kuruba group, historically shepherds, who’re among the many most backward within the state however are additionally very politically energetic. The 77-year-old can also be seen as a champion of backward courses, social justice and somebody who challenges the domination loved by Lingayats and Vokkaligas, believed to be the state’s two largest caste teams.
There’s additionally a splinter group demanding that G. Parameshwara, Satish Jarkiholi and Mallikarjuna Kharge be put in as Karnataka CM if Siddaramaiah is changed.
Nevertheless, the battle primarily takes place between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar.
“He (Shivakumar) is a tough employee and a disciplined soldier of the get together. Everyone seems to be demanding that he be given a possibility and the leaders have additionally expressed their assist. We would like him to turn out to be the CM inside the subsequent two-and-a-half years and provides him an opportunity to steer the nation-building imaginative and prescient,” Adityunchanagiri Mutt’s Nirmalanandhanath Swamiji stated on Wednesday.
At the least two different outstanding Vokkaliga prophets have made related calls for.
In Karnataka, it’s not unusual for seers representing explicit caste and sub-caste teams to make political calls for. Distinguished prophets have nice affect over tons of of 1000’s of individuals, as most run academic establishments, hospitals, and different organizations which can be accessible to members outdoors their communities.
Nevertheless, former minister and senior Congress MLA KN Rajanna stated it was “not acceptable” for a seer to intervene in politics.
“In my view, prophets must be devoted to social actions and unfold the phrase of their faith. They could have ties to leaders throughout political events, however I do not assume it’s acceptable for them to intervene in politics,” he instructed reporters.
Congress has been unable to quell the rising voices, together with these from inside its personal get together.
MLAs and ministers brazenly take sides, opposite to get together strains.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) Chairman Kharge stated on Thursday that discussions can be held on the way in which ahead.
“I’ll name everybody to Delhi and focus on the difficulty. (Senior get together chief) Rahul Gandhi may also participate within the dialogue. The CM and deputy CM may also participate. After calling all of them and discussing the difficulty, we’ll take a choice,” he instructed reporters in Bengaluru on Thursday earlier than leaving for Delhi.
Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar stated they might additionally go to Delhi if referred to as upon by the excessive command.
That is an up to date model of the report
(Edited by Nida Fatima Siddiqui)
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