Fresh Socio-Educational Survey win-win for Siddu, Shivakumar

THE fresh Socio-Educational Survey, including a caste census, has created a win-win situation for both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, for obliging the Congress high command, and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, as the latter safeguarded his integrity as a Vokkaliga leader.

- DEVARAJ B HIREHALLI @ Bengaluru

With the Congress government declaring a fresh caste survey, by dropping the Socio Economic Educational Survey (SES-2015), which lapsed after 10 years, Shivakumar, apparently, has emerged strong. He was a signatory to the community's demand for the fresh survey. After Thursday's Cabinet decision, the members of the Vokkaligara Sangha honoured him.

But Siddaramaiah, obliging the high command for a fresh survey in the interest of the party, has equally emerged stronger to consolidate his position and is unlikely to step down until the caste census and SC internal quota implementation, according to the legislators who are his sympathisers.