Congress discord in Karnataka again, Siddaramaiah refused to name DK Shivkumar from stage

Congress discord in Karnataka again, Siddaramaiah refused to name DK Shivkumar from stage

Karnataka Politics: The news of differences between two big leaders of the Congress party in Karnataka is once again in the headlines. On Saturday (July 19, 2025), Chief Minister Siddaramaiah gave Deputy CM DK during an event in Mysore. Refused to take Shivkumar’s name. The name of this program was ‘Sadhana Inclusion’, which was organized to show the achievements of the Congress government.

Why did Siddaramaiah get angry?

In fact, during the program, when a Congress leader gave DK in a speech to the Chief Minister. When reminded of taking Shivkumar’s name, Siddaramaiah immediately got angry. He stopped the speech in the middle and said, “DK Shivkumar is in Bengaluru, not here on stage. We only welcome those people who are present here. How to say hello?” Hearing this, the Congress leader quietly sat in his place.

Shivkumar’s close leader angry with Siddaramaiah’s attitude

Shivkumar’s close leaders are angry with this attitude of Siddaramaiah. A senior leader said, “If DK Shivkumar had not been there, Congress would not have come back to power. At least the Chief Minister should have taken his name on the stage.” A few days ago, Siddaramaiah said in an interview that Shivkumar is not much influenced in the party and only a few MLAs are with him. Since this statement, the news of tension between the two leaders has increased.

Siddaramaiah’s supporters big claim

Siddaramaiah’s supporters say that he will remain the Chief Minister for the entire 5 years. At the same time, supporters of Shivkumar are claiming that the deputy CM will become the Chief Minister when the right time comes.

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