Unity on the Menu? Siddaramaiah to Visit Shivakumar's Residence For Breakfast Amid Karnataka Power Tussle

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to visit his deputy D K Shivakumar's residence for breakfast on December 2, just days after the two broke bread in the wake of a raging power

tussle.Shivakumar on Monday evening confirmed that he has invited Siddaramaiah for breakfast to discuss and strengthen their collective efforts to deliver on promises to Karnataka."Me and the CM continue to work together as a team. I have invited the Hon'ble CM for breakfast tomorrow to discuss and strengthen our collective efforts to deliver on our promises to Karnataka," Shivakumar posted on 'X' in the evening.

When Shivakumar Visited Siddaramaiah For Breakfast

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday reached Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's residence 'Kaveri' for a similar breakfast meeting intended to break the logjam over the leadership issue. Siddaramaiah had invited his deputy for breakfast at the behest of the Congress high command to hold discussions on the raging leadership issue.

Following the meeting, DK Shivakumar, in a social media post, said, "Met Hon’ble CM Shri Siddaramaiah avaru at Cauvery Residence this morning for a breakfast meeting. A productive discussion on Karnataka’s priorities and the road ahead."

'No Confusion': Sidda-DKS Showcase Unity - Can It Hold?

Following the initial meeting held on Saturday, both leaders had publicly stated that "there won't be any confusion". The two leaders held a joint-press briefing following the breakfast meet, in which CM Siddaramaiah announced, "There are no differences between us, and there will be no differences in the future." "Our agenda is the 2028 elections... We discussed that we will go together," he said.

DK Shivakumar said that the two leaders will follow the decision taken by the party high command. "As far as the leadership issue is concerned, we follow our party high command. Whatever they say, it is our decision. We have been loyal soldiers of the party. We know that the party is going through difficult times in our country. But we are confident that Karnataka will play a major role, we will repeat government in 2028," DK Shivakumar said.

Karnataka Power Tussle

While Siddaramaiah has been asserting that he has got a mandate to remain as the chief minister for a full five-year term, Shivakumar has indicated that he was promised that he will be made the CM after two-and-half years on a rotational basis. The issue of change of leadership had been going on for the past two months but intensified after November 20 when the Congress government completed two-and-half years. The Congress high command on Friday intervened and asked the two leaders to resolve the issue by talking to each other.