On whether he raised the issue of chief minister post with the party leadership, he only said, “No... I am not in a hurry for anything."
Published Nov 28, 2025 | 4:31 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 28, 2025 | 4:31 PM
DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah. Credit: x.com/DKShivakumar
Synopsis: On Thursday, 28 November night, speaking to the media in Mumbai, DK Shivakumar clarified that no meetings have taken place with the top leaders of the party during his visit to the city.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar seems to have had a change of heart on his trip to Mumbai.
After the cryptic messages and sound bites to the media over the past few weeks, now he says he is, “not in a hurry for anything.”
On Thursday, 28 November night, speaking to the media in Mumbai, DK Shivakumar clarified that no meetings have taken place with the top leaders of the party during his visit to the city.
“I have come for a family function. There was no meeting or anything. Why would I come to a meeting in Mumbai? If there has to be a meeting, it will be in Bengaluru or Delhi,” he added.
On whether he raised the issue of chief minister post with the party leadership, he only said, “No… I am not in a hurry for anything.”
Friday, 28 November morning speaking to the media, IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge said that “Congress high command possesses the sense of timing to intervene at the right time when it is necessary. Unnecessary speculation is not appreciated.”
DK Shivakumar had a day earlier said that he along with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will travel to Delhi if the party’s leadership asks them to do so.
On Thursday, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that a decision concerning leadership will be made after a discussion among the party’s central leaders.
“I will call everyone and have a discussion. Rahul Gandhi will also remain present in that discussion. Other members will also remain present. CM and Dy CM will also remain present. The decision will be made after a discussion. There is a team. I am not alone. The entire high command team will discuss and make a decision,” he said.
Meanwhile, Opposition BJP 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.
(Edited by Sumavarsha)
