Karnataka polls: DKS, Siddaramaiah put up ‘united front’, say objective is to defeat BJP

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: Amid research of infighting in Karnataka Congress over the chief minister publish and poll tickets, the get collectively went into damage administration mode on Tuesday with state Congress president DK Shivakumar and Opposition chief Siddaramaiah inserting up a ‘united front’ and vowing to ship the get collectively once more to power. The state goes to polls on May 10.

Addressing the media after the Central Election Committee meeting at get collectively headquarters in New Delhi, Siddaramaiah acknowledged that his statements throughout the media have been misinterpreted and disregarded research of a tussle between him and Shivakumar.

The CLP chief asserted that though every of them are aspirants for the CM publish, the aim is to defeat the BJP and convey Congress to power in Karnataka. “Yesterday (Monday), I gave an interview to one electronic media. I said in the interview that I am also an aspirant for the CM post. Likewise, DK Shivakumar is also an aspirant for the CM post. The aim of both of us is to defeat BJP and bring Congress back to power. The ground reality in Karnataka is there is a wave in favour of the Congress. BJP is going to be defeated,” the Badami MLA acknowledged.

KPCC president DK Shivakumar with get collectively leaders Siddaramaiah and Randeep Surjewala after the Congress Central Election Committee meeting. (Photo |Shekhar Yadav, EPS)

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“My statement in the interview has been misinterpreted. Nothing wrong in having aspirations in democracy, whoever may be the aspirant for the highest post, MB Patil is an aspirant, our Parameshwara is an aspirant, our DK Shivakumar is an aspirant…  I am also an aspirant. Ultimately, the newly elected MLAs will have to elect the leader of the legislative party after the election; not now, after the election. Ultimately, the high command has to make a decision. That is what I said,” he added.  

Siddaramaiah moreover dismissed research which quoted him saying that the extreme command was not happy with Shivakumar. “I never said the high command is not happy with Shivakumar, or MB  Patil, or any other leader. I said in Karnataka, there is a strong anti-incumbency against the BJP government because the BJP government is a corrupt government. Whatever has been reported in the media is totally false,” he acknowledged.  

Shivakumar, who spoke after Siddaramaiah, acknowledged that he is not upset with the earlier CM. “I know what Siddaramaiah’s heart is. I know what my heart is. I know what your heart is. We all are one. Our aim is to bring the Congress to power,” he added. The meeting chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge along with excessive leaders, along with Rahul Gandhi, was referred to as to resolve on the second report of candidates.

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NEW DELHI: Amid research of infighting in Karnataka Congress over the chief minister publish and poll tickets, the get collectively went into damage administration mode on Tuesday with state Congress president DK Shivakumar and Opposition chief Siddaramaiah inserting up a ‘united front’ and vowing to ship the get collectively once more to power. The state goes to polls on May 10.

Addressing the media after the Central Election Committee meeting at get collectively headquarters in New Delhi, Siddaramaiah acknowledged that his statements throughout the media have been misinterpreted and disregarded research of a tussle between him and Shivakumar.

The CLP chief asserted that though every of them are aspirants for the CM publish, the aim is to defeat the BJP and convey Congress to power in Karnataka. “Yesterday (Monday), I gave an interview to one electronic media. I said in the interview that I am also an aspirant for the CM post. Likewise, DK Shivakumar is also an aspirant for the CM post. The aim of both of us is to defeat BJP and bring Congress back to power. The ground reality in Karnataka is there is a wave in favour of the Congress. BJP is going to be defeated,” the Badami MLA acknowledged.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

KPCC president DK Shivakumar with get collectively leaders Siddaramaiah and Randeep Surjewala after the Congress Central Election Committee meeting. (Photo |Shekhar Yadav, EPS)

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“My statement in the interview has been misinterpreted. Nothing wrong in having aspirations in democracy, whoever may be the aspirant for the highest post, MB Patil is an aspirant, our Parameshwara is an aspirant, our DK Shivakumar is an aspirant…  I am also an aspirant. Ultimately, the newly elected MLAs will have to elect the leader of the legislative party after the election; not now, after the election. Ultimately, the high command has to make a decision. That is what I said,” he added.  

Siddaramaiah moreover dismissed research which quoted him saying that the extreme command was not happy with Shivakumar. “I never said the high command is not happy with Shivakumar, or MB  Patil, or any other leader. I said in Karnataka, there is a strong anti-incumbency against the BJP government because the BJP government is a corrupt government. Whatever has been reported in the media is totally false,” he acknowledged.  

Shivakumar, who spoke after Siddaramaiah, acknowledged that he is not upset with the earlier CM. “I know what Siddaramaiah’s heart is. I know what my heart is. I know what your heart is. We all are one. Our aim is to bring the Congress to power,” he added. The meeting chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge along with excessive leaders, along with Rahul Gandhi, was referred to as to resolve on the second report of candidates.

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