Kharge says he will convene meeting with Rahul, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said he would call a meeting of senior leaders including Rahul Gandhi Chief Minister CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar in New Delhi to discuss the ongoing leadership issue in Karnataka news agency PTI reportedHe added that the leaders would deliberate on the way forward and resolve the issue putting an end to the confusion surrounding itThe internal power struggle within the ruling party has intensified amid growing speculation over a potential change in leadership just days after the Congress Government reached the halfway mark of its fiveyear term on November 20 The debate has been further fuelled by an alleged powersharing agreement between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar in 2023ldquoAfter going to Delhi I will call threefour important leaders and discuss After the discussion we will decide how to move forward and put an end to the confusionrdquo Kharge told reporters in BengaluruAsked whether the CM and his deputy would be called to the national capital for the talks Kharge said ldquoWe should certainly call them and discuss We will call them discuss with them and settle the issuerdquoI will call everyone and discuss Rahul Gandhi will be part of it along with other members including the CM and Deputy CM After discussing with everyone a decision will be maderdquo the Congress chief addedResponding to a question Kharge clarified that the high command referred to the entire leadership team and not an individualldquoOur high command team will discuss and decide on the matterrdquo he saidldquoIf they high command call we will gordquo said Deputy CM Shivakumar responding to the developments adding that both he and Siddaramaiah would discuss the matter and travel to Delhi if neededVIDEO Bengaluru Reacting to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharges will settle CM change issue put end to confusion after discussion with senior leaders remark Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar DKShivakumar says For us party is more important that everything I amhellip pictwittercomz27jRqD4Ugmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News November 27 2025Meanwhile Siddaramaiah held a meeting with senior ministers and leaders considered close to him including G Parameshwara Satish Jarkiholi HC Mahadevappa K Venkatesh and KN Rajanna at his residence in Bengaluru official sources told PTIVokkaliga Sangha warns it will fight if lsquoinjusticersquo is done to ShivakumarThe Karnataka Rajya Vokkaligara Sangha on Thursday warned the Congress high command that it would strongly oppose any attempt to deny Deputy Chief Minister CM DK Shivakumar the CMrsquos post should he be bypassed PTI reportedShivakumar who is also the state Congress President belongs to the Vokkaliga community a dominant agrarian group in the stateldquoDuring the assembly election Shivakumar worked tirelessly travelling across the state strengthening the organisation and as a result the Congress won 140 seats and emerged victorious in the pollsrdquo Sangha president L Srinivas said at a press conference in BengaluruHe also claimed that there was a prior understanding between Shivakumar and the Congress high command wherein it was promised that Shivakumar would become CM after Siddaramaiahrsquos twoandahalfyear termSiddaramaiah had been the CM for five years during his previous tenure Now after completing twoandahalf years this time there are doubts about whether he will transfer power to Shivakumar Srinivas said He added that several ministers and legislators were travelling to Delhi to seek clarity on this issueWith PTI inputs