Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar injected fresh intrigue into Karnataka’s political corridors on Wednesday, hinting he may step down from the post of the party’s state unit president. The 2.5-year power-sharing deal for Karnataka’s chief ministership between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar nears its deadline.

Speaking at a party event in Bengaluru, he said, “I cannot hold the post permanently... it has already been five-and-a-half years and in March it will be six.”

Despite the suggestion of stepping aside, Shivakumar told his supporters, many of whom had vigorously pushed the party earlier this year to replace Siddaramaiah with him, that he would continue playing a central role in Karnataka’s Congress leadership. “Don’t worry... I will be in the front line,” he said.

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