Siddaramaiah on Continuing in Top Job: “If High Command Decides…

The senior party leader expressed confidence that the Congress would win 15-20 seats in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha election. Siddaramaiah, in an exclusive interview with PTI Videos, commented on the elections and his position in the state government. He addressed speculation about possibly giving up the chief minister’s chair to his deputy, D K Shivakumar, after two-and-a-half years of the Congress government being in power in Karnataka. Siddaramaiah stated that the decision would depend on the party high command.

He emphasized that his future in electoral politics was limited to four years but he planned to remain active in politics. There has been ongoing talk of a potential change of guard after two-and-a-half years of the current dispensation, with Siddaramaiah potentially making way for Shivakumar to lead the government as Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress chief. *(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed. )*