Hubballi: Member of Parliament Govind Karjol launched a sharp critique against the Congress party on Thursday, asserting that they will never appoint a Dalit leader as Chief Minister and are merely using the community as a "vote bank."

Speaking to reporters in the city, Karjol stated, "The Congress will never, for any reason, make Satish Jarkiholi the Chief Minister. The discussion around a Dalit Chief Minister is limited to just talk."

He accused the Siddaramaiah-led government of fostering internal conflict while the party's central leadership in Delhi remained passive. "Mallikarjun Kharge has been striving to become Chief Minister for 40 years, and Dr. G. Parameshwara for 20 years, but to no avail," Karjol remarked.

The BJP leader claimed that despite being in power for the majority

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