DK Shivakumar or Siddaramaiah? Picking CMs is not a new dilemma for Congress

In Karnataka, the Congress is gazing its outdated dilemma once more – who to choose because the chief minister? The Grand Outdated Occasion received the southern state with a thumping majority – 135 constituencies within the 224-member Home, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) which was diminished to 66 seats within the 10 Might elections. Now, the million-dollar query is – DK Shivakumar or Siddaramaiah?

Each Congress heavyweights are chief minister hopefuls and in response to reviews have refused to yield. The Grand Outdated Occasion, which is in a conundrum in Karnataka, has confronted this case earlier than in different states. Let’s take a more in-depth take a look at what’s going on and the way Congress has handled comparable conditions earlier than.

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Congress veteran and Varuna MLA Siddaramiah reached Delhi earlier right now (15 Might) to satisfy the central management. Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar, who was anticipated to be within the Nationwide Capital later within the day, has cancelled his journey citing in poor health well being, as per an NDTV report.

When requested if this was seen as a revolt, 61-year-old Shivakumar mentioned, as per the report: “I received’t blackmail, that’s not me. Don’t understand something. I’ve my very own presence of thoughts. I’m not a baby. I received’t fall in a entice”.

On Sunday, the Karnataka Congress Legislature Occasion’s (CLP) assembly handed a one-line decision tasking the All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge to pick out the brand new CLP chief, who would be the chief minister of the state.

In accordance with Indian Categorical sources, each Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar need to bag the highest publish and have refused to budge.

Siddaramaiah who was initially hesitant to the concept of a power-sharing proposal, later agreed to rule for the primary two years of the tenure and step apart for Shivakumar to take over the publish for the remaining three years, as per News18 report.

Shivakumar, seen as Congress’ “troubleshooter”, has indicated that he has the help of Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, whereas Siddaramaiah – who has a pan-Karnataka enchantment – is taken into account to be favoured by Rahul Gandhi, in response to Indian Categorical.

Because the suspense stays about who will put on the crown, the oath ceremony of the brand new chief minister is predicted to happen on Thursday (18 Might), as per media reviews.

Rajasthan

The fissures in Congress’ Rajasthan unit proceed to this present day, with Sachin Pilot and chief minister Ashok Gehlot publicly attacking one another.

Their rivalry dates again to 2018 when the Congress got here to energy within the state. The get together excessive command selected outdated warhorse Gehlot for the highest publish over Rahul Gandhi’s choice for Pilot, as per News18. The youthful chief, who was additionally Congress’ state unit chief on the time, was placated by being made the deputy chief minister.

In July 2020, Pilot, together with 18 get together MLAs, rebelled in opposition to the Gehlot authorities, plunging the state unit right into a disaster. It was solely after Rahul Gandhi’s intervention that the tussle was resolved, nevertheless, the discontent between Gehlot and Pilot by no means vanished.

Final September, when it was believed that the excessive command needed Gehlot to interchange Sonia Gandhi as the subsequent Congress president and promote Sachin Pilot because the state chief minister, the supporters of the Sardarpura MLA staged a revolt triggering a political disaster.

Following this, Gehlot succeeded in holding on to his job in Rajasthan and chopping Pilot’s ambition to dimension.

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Chhattisgarh

Troubles began brewing for the Congress in late 2021 when rifts within the Chhattisgarh unit emerged. As per India Immediately, a power-sharing components was proposed on the time of appointing the chief minister after the get together swept the state within the 2018 Meeting elections.

Underneath the plan, Bhupesh Baghel and the opposite hopeful, TS Singhdeo, had been to reportedly maintain the highest publish for two-and-a-half years every.

Charandas Mahant and Tamradhwaj Sahu had been the opposite Congress chief minister candidates in 2018.

Like within the case of Pilot, Singhdeo’s supporters have alleged he has been focused by his personal get together’s state authorities, famous Indian Categorical. 

In July final yr, amid the ability tussle with Baghel, Singhdeo gave up the essential portfolio of Panchayat and Rural Improvement, citing non-sanction of funds underneath the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana amongst different causes.

Earlier in August 2021, Baghel camp MLAs had gone to Delhi to exert strain on the excessive command to dissuade it from pursuing a management change in Chhattisgarh. After this present of power, the Congress maintained the established order with Baghel retaining his job.

Madhya Pradesh

After rising as the only largest get together within the 2018 Meeting elections and forming the federal government with the help of MLAs from different events and Independents, the Congress selected Kamal Nath over the frontrunner Jyotiraditya Scindia for the highest publish.

Nonetheless, the 2 remained at loggerheads, with Scindia repeatedly attacking Nath’s authorities over its “failure” to implement the get together’s pre-poll guarantees, as per Hindustan Instances.

In March 2020, Scindia lastly give up Congress and joined the BJP. One other 22 MLAs, together with six ministers, loyal to him tendered their resignations, resulting in the collapse of the Nath authorities.

The BJP got here to energy within the state with Shivraj Singh Chouhan returning because the chief minister.

On the time, Digvijaya Singh had accused Chouhan of creating makes an attempt to topple the Nath-led authorities by way of horse buying and selling.

The Congress has handed the primary stage by successful the elections. However from what its historical past has proven, retaining its flock collectively after selecting the chief minister and forming the federal government would be the subsequent problem for the Grand Outdated Occasion in Karnataka.

With inputs from companies

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