"What Option Do I Have?" DK Shivakumar Says Will Stand By Siddaramaiah
Minutes after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's "Yes, I will continue" resolve, his deputy DK Shivakumar responded with: "What option do I have? I have to stand by him and support him."
Mr Siddaramaiah has made it clear that he intends to serve the full five-year term in office, pushing back against speculation of a mid-term change in leadership. "Yes, I will [continue as Chief Minister]. Why do you have doubts?" he told reporters today, rejecting claims by the BJP and JD(S) of an imminent change. "Are they the Congress high command?" he asked rhetorically.
