Hours after portfolio allocations, the new Karnataka government has hit a massive wall. Veteran Bangalore strongman Ramalinga Reddy has resigned, senior Dalit face K.H. Muniappa is in open revolt, and D.K. Shivakumar’s biggest nightmare is coming alive. In this deep-dive analysis, we break down the brewing storm in Vidhana Soudha.
Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar have been bargaining hard on Cabinet formation, creation of deputy chief minister’s post, setting up of coordination committee and choice of KPCC president
The apex court said this would be the State government’s ‘last chance’, and there would be no further extensions
The event comes at a time when a section of senior Congress MLAs is pushing for an early Cabinet reshuffle, while Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has been seeking elevation to the top post