BENGALURU: With Chief Minister Siddaramaiah going from strength to strength holding on to his post, and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar maintaining his silence over leadership change, the camp behind the DCM seems to be losing its spirit.

To rub salt over the wound, Dalit ministers plan to hold a rally and AHINDA organisation members are launching a signature campaign to send out a message to the high command that Siddaramaiah should continue as CM. A few first-time MLAs, who are Shivakumar loyalists, are feeling let down that he is not backing them strongly to counter the Siddaramaiah camp. They have been expressing their helplessness among their close circles, sources said.

Shivakumar, meanwhile, hopes that senior leader Sonia Gandhi and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will interf

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