Will Karnataka CM Be Changed? Will KPCC Get New President? Buzz Over Management Change Will get Louder
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Karnataka CM, KPPC president: The thrill over a doable management shake-up has dropped at fore the Congress’s inside energy dynamics
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and deputy CM and KPCC president DK Shivakumar. (PTI File)
With All India Congress Committee (AICC) Basic Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala visiting Bengaluru to take inventory of the Karnataka Congress authorities and handle considerations over inside discontent, two key questions have resurfaced — Will the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president be modified? Will there be a call on a doable change of guard on the chief ministerial degree?
The thrill over a doable management shake-up has as soon as once more dropped at the fore the Congress’s inside energy dynamics—a problem that might form the celebration’s path effectively forward of the 2028 meeting elections.
AICC leaders, together with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Basic Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal, and Karnataka in-charge Surjewala, are learnt to have delivered a stern message to the state management over allegations of maladministration and lack of coordination.
Issues included the mishandling of the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede incident, allegations of corruption in MUDA and the Valmiki Growth Company, and controversies round housing allotments. These points, sources say, had been flagged as those the state should handle promptly earlier than they spiral into full-blown controversies within the media.
Amid this, a number of Congress leaders have publicly pitched for altering the KPCC president —a submit presently held by Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar—in addition to a doable management transition on the high, with murmurs of changing Siddaramaiah earlier than the tip of his time period.
“Not with the ability to management some ministers and the allegations of maladministration have damage the celebration at this level,” mentioned a KPCC chief on situation of anonymity.
Who might get KPCC president submit? Two contenders are…
As for the KPCC submit, two names are doing the rounds — Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre, a outstanding Lingayat chief, and PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi, an AHINDA chief belonging to the ST group. Shivakumar, who hails from the Vokkaliga group, has held the twin roles of KPCC president and Deputy CM since 2020.
Caste illustration has as soon as once more emerged as a central consideration in discussions across the KPCC management. Whereas the Congress has had Lingayat, Vokkaliga, and the longest-serving Dalit KPCC president in Dr. G. Parameshwara, it has by no means appointed an ST chief to the submit.
Jarkiholi, who has made no secret of his want to guide the celebration into the 2028 Meeting polls, reportedly mentioned his imaginative and prescient for the celebration with high AICC leaders. In January, he held a closed-door assembly with Surjewala, the place he argued for the necessity to appoint a full-time KPCC president to strengthen the organisation. He’s mentioned to have urged the AICC to both exchange the incumbent or publicly verify that Shivakumar will proceed.
The controversy gained contemporary momentum after Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna acknowledged on June 28 that Jarkiholi would quickly take over as KPCC president. His assertion got here simply days after a key assembly in Delhi the place Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Jarkiholi, and cupboard ministers HC Mahadevappa and KJ George met Kharge to transient them in regards to the political developments in Karnataka.
Nevertheless, Jarkiholi later downplayed Rajanna’s comment, at the same time as celebration sources confirmed that any determination would relaxation solely with the excessive command.
A senior chief instructed News18 {that a} word from AICC Basic Secretary (Organisation) Ok.C. Venugopal, mentioned earlier this yr, had talked about that the KPCC submit can be reconsidered after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However up to now, no motion has taken place.
Shivakumar had earlier reacted strongly when Jarkiholi made his ambitions public in January. “Can anybody get a submit by way of the media? You possibly can’t get it from the media or a store. It’s given as a reward for the work we do,” he had mentioned.
Social gathering insiders admit that the inner tussle over the KPCC management is creating confusion among the many cadre, with a number of ministers making conflicting statements. “There’s plenty of teams, and unfastened speak about each the KPCC submit and the CM submit. It’s placing the employees in a tricky spot, forcing them to take sides,” mentioned a senior Congress MLA who didn’t want to be named.
Jarkiholi is alleged to have the help of round 50 MLAs, notably from AHINDA communities, backing his elevation. He’s considered as a mass chief, second solely to Siddaramaiah inside the social justice bloc. “We’d like a full-time KPCC chief who can beat the BJP at its personal sport and lead the celebration to a different time period. It’s not nearly caste—organisational power and public join are equally necessary,” mentioned a KPCC office-bearer.
Sources confirmed that in his assembly with Surjewala, Jarkiholi additionally prompt that the opinion of all 140 Congress MLAs within the state ought to be thought of earlier than finalising the KPCC management. He’s mentioned to have reiterated that both a brand new president ought to be appointed or a transparent announcement ought to be made on the continuation of the current president.
Rohini Swamy, Affiliate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for almost twenty years within the tv and digital house. She covers south India for News18’s digital platform. She has beforehand labored with t…Learn Extra
Rohini Swamy, Affiliate Editor at News18, has been a journalist for almost twenty years within the tv and digital house. She covers south India for News18’s digital platform. She has beforehand labored with t… Learn Extra
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