Power tussle in Karnataka Cong out in open despite clarifications

Even as Congress is firefighting the possible leadership change and asserting it is not discussing any changes in Karnataka, the current situation has once again opened the old wound of power tussle in the grand old party in the southern state.

- ANAND SINGH

Amid the reports of a leadership change in the state, the Congress on Tuesday asserted it was not discussing any possible leadership changes in Karnataka, and also warned its legislators against making statements on the issue.

And even as the grand old party projected a united face saying all is well, a video surfaced online in which an MLA is heard saying Siddaramaiah hit the "lucky lottery" and became the chief minister while others who joined the Congress with him got nothing.

Karnataka Congress incharge Randeep Singh Surjewala speaking to the media in Bengaluru, amid the feud between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar, cleared the air and said his exercise of meeting party MLAs over the next three days is focussed not on seeking the opinions of MLAs for a possible change in guard in the state.