A ruling Congress MLA, HA Iqbal Hussain, on Saturday predicted that Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar will become the Chief Minister on January 6. He said the post, currently occupied by Siddaramaiah, should be vacated for Shivakumar. Shivakumar should be given a chance to become the CM, the Ramanagara MLA told mediapersons.

“There is a 99 per cent chance that he becomes the CM on January 6,” Hussain, who is a staunch supporter of Shivakumar, said.

On being asked what significance the date has, he said, “I don’t know. It’s just a random number. Everybody is saying this. It can either be January 6 or 9. These are the two dates.” Hussain has been demanding that Shivakumar should be made the CM. On Friday, he had made his wish public.

Meanwhile, Union Minister of State for Railways and B

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