In Karnataka, a political storm is brewing as the ongoing power tussle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar has intensified. A group of Shivakumar loyalists is reportedly heading to New Delhi to urge the Congress high command to fulfil its ‘promise’ of sharing the CM post.

The imperative to remind Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge of the supposed power-sharing promise arose as the Congress government completes 2.5 years under Siddaramiah.

While CM Siddaramaiah has dismissed the reports of an internal power tussle in the party, saying that he will present the budget, around 10 Shivakumar loyalist MLAs arrived in New Delhi on 20th November, while several others are reaching there on Friday. The Shivakumar loyalist MLAs are likely to meet Mallikarjun Kharge an

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