After ruling out a change of leadership in the State government, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah called on All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge at the latter’s residence in Bengaluru on Saturday and held talks on resolving the impasse over the much-talked-about power-sharing pact that was apparently arrived at during the formation of the government in May, 2023.
The Chief Minister arrived alone at the residence of Mr. Kharge to hold talks on the proposed State Cabinet reshuffle, believed to have been opposed by Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC chief D.K. Shivakumar.
Consulting ‘first family’
Though there was no clarity on the outcome of the talks, it is assumed that Mr. Kharge has promised the Chief Minister that a decision either on a Cabinet reshuffle or transfer of power to Mr. Shivakumar would be taken only after consultations with the Congress “first family” members and MPs, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, and Priyank Gandhi.
A few days ago in Delhi, Mr. Gandhi told the Chief Minister to discuss the issue related to the Cabinet reshuffle with Mr. Kharge.
