Published Jun 27, 2024 | 10:00 PM ⚊UpdatedJun 27, 2024 | 10:00 PM
The Kempegowda Jayanti event in Bengaluru attended by Karnataka ministers. (X)
A Vokkaliga seer on Thursday, 27 June, publicly urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to step down and make way for his deputy DK Shivakumar, a Vokkaliga, amid a power tussle within the ruling Congress. Vishwa Vokkaliga Mahasamastana Math seer Kumara Chandrashekaranatha Swamiji raised the pitch for Shivakumar in the presence of both Siddaramaiah and the deputy chief minister.