Karnataka Drama In Delhi: Kharge Awaits ‘High Command’, Shivakumar Adds Pressure, Siddaramaiah Calm

“Sonia, Rahul and I will fix it,” he said, hinting that a decision may be expected to arrive before the winter assembly sessions commence on December 1, adding that the high command would “sit together and deliberate” to settle the speculation around the chief ministerial post.

Meanwhile, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar told reporters on Wednesday that party matters would be handled privately, distancing himself from speculation surrounding a change at the top. Speaking in Bengaluru, he said discussions would remain “within four walls,” adding that his focus was on keeping the party’s interests intact and maintaining unity among its 140 legislators.

Shivakumar also rejected suggestions that the party was divided into factions. “I don’t have any faction. There is only one faction and that is the Congress faction. I am not the only one who has worked for the party, it is built on collective leadership. We discussed how to take it forward,” he said.