'No Decision To Share': Siddaramaiah On '2.5' Deal With DK Shivakumar
Siddaramaiah has underlined his intention to remain Chief Minister of Karnataka despite steadily increasing pressure from his deputy, DK Shivakumar, who has pinned hopes of a mid-term leadership change on an unspoken 2023 deal – that the two will 'share' the state's top job, each holding it for 2.5 years.
In the state Assembly Friday morning, the senior Congress leader denied making any deal to that effect, and declared, "I have completed a five-year term once (and now) I have become Chief Minister again. And, according to me, the high command is in my favour. There was no decision that it will be shared for 2.5 years."
