As an apparent power tussle intensifies in Karnataka , a group of MLAs loyal to Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has headed to New Delhi to urge the party high command to “honour the promise” of sharing the top post, as the Congress government under Siddaramaiah completes 2.5 years in office.

More than 10 legislators, including a minister, from the Shivakumar camp travelled to the national capital on Thursday, with several others expected to follow on Friday. The MLAs are planning to meet Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and General Secretary KC Venugopal to press their demand that the party implement what they claim was an internal power-sharing arrangement agreed upon in 2023.

However, Kharge is set to return to Bengaluru today and will attend a scheduled programme upon his

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