'High Command To Decide': Kharge After HM Parmeshwara Joins Karnataka CM Race Against Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar

Amid the ongoing speculations over the change of Chief Minister in Karnataka, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday asserted that the high command will decide on the issue.

While addressing the media outside his residence in Bengaluru, Kharge said, "I have nothing to say." "You have been standing here continuously for three days. There is nothing to say about the developments happening here. Whatever happens, the high command will do it. It is not required to worry too much about it," he added.

The talks of change in Karnataka's power equation have been erupting for a long time, but recently, the government under CM Siddaramiah completed half of its tenure.

This sparks a discussion on the alleged "power-sharing agreement" between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, the state Congress chief and Deputy CM, under which both were said to have agreed to share power for two and a half years.

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Although the existence of such an agreement is itself under question, it has been largely cited in the political circles of the state.

What added more to these speculations is the high-level meeting between the senior leaders from Bengaluru to Delhi in the past few days.

DK Shivakumar's statement regarding his wish to step down from the state chief's role also acted as an impetus.

Earlier in the day, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara also implied that he remains in the Chief Ministerial race. It is no secret that demands for a CM from the Dalit community have surfaced multiple times within the Congress.

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When asked about the repeated meetings of Congress leaders from the Dalit community, including him, and Karnataka Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Satish Jarkiholi, Parameshwara said, "Dalits have been asking for the CM post for a long time." "Will it happen because we met?" he asked.

"We had dinner together at Satish Jarkiholi's (house). Is that wrong? We also talked about politics during the meeting. As ministers in the government, we discussed the works that need to be undertaken in the departments," he informed.