Sunil Kumar, who represents Karkala in the Assembly, however, said the BJP will not stake claim to form the government.
Published Nov 28, 2025 | 12:31 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 28, 2025 | 12:31 PM
Sunil Kumar said the power struggle within the Congress was hampering the administration.
Synopsis: BJP state general secretary V Sunil Kumar alleged that the state’s administration has been paralysed for the past two months owing to the ongoing tussle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar over a possible leadership change.
The Opposition BJP in Karnataka is planning to move a no-confidence motion against the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in the upcoming winter session of the state Assembly in Belagavi.
While announcing the plan in Udupi on Thursday, 27 November, BJP state general secretary and former minister V Sunil Kumar said his party would first discuss the matter with its partners in the National Democratic Alliance.
Kumar, who represents Karkala in the Assembly, however, added that the BJP would not stake claim to form the government even if the Congress ran into trouble.
The Congress has a comfortable majority in the 224-member Assembly.
The BJP leader alleged that the state’s administration has been paralysed for the past two months owing to the ongoing tussle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar over a possible leadership change.
“About 90% of ministers are not attending offices at Vidhana Soudha. If Siddaramaiah has restricted his activities to Mysuru, Shivakumar has confined himself to Delhi,” he said.
He also added that the assembly has lost confidence in the government. “There is no trust between the chief minister and deputy chief minister and ministers and MLAs.”
While referring to recent statements by Congress leaders on a possible leadership change, he said the chief minister and deputy chief minister have left the people confused.
“AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge is pointing fingers at the Congress high command. He has been sidelined within the party,” he said, adding that the BJP was waiting for the Congress government to “collapse on its own”.
(Edited by Majnu Babu).
