Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar aur Karnataka Congress ki power politics ek baar phir full public view me aa gayi hai.Party high command Delhi me rassi-kashi sambhal raha hai, lekin Bengaluru se jo signals aa rahe hain, woh clear hain: agar kabhi Congress ne DK Shivakumar ko promote karke Chief Minister banana decide kiya, toh Siddaramaiah ne bhi apna ek “backup plan” quietly ready rakha hai.
Reports ke mutabik, Siddaramaiah camp ab full alert mode me hai. Unka base plan ye bataya ja raha hai ki jaise hi Delhi se leadership change ka koi strong signal aaye, unke supporters turant dilli ka rukh karenge, wahan leadership ko yaad dilayenge ki 2023 assembly election me Congress ko 135 seats tak pahunchane wale face Siddaramaiah hi the. Unka camp yahi narrative push kar raha hai ki jo leader party ko clear majority dila kar laaya, usko mid-term me hataana galat political message de sakta hai.
Dusri taraf DK Shivakumar lagataar is baat ko publicly underline kar rahe hain ki jo “promise” unko lekar hua tha, uska palan hona chahiye. Unke “keep the promise” type statements ko political circles me ek strong reminder ke roop me dekha ja raha hai ki agar koi informal ya internal understanding hui thi, toh usko ignore nahi kiya ja sakta. DK supporters ka argument hai ki unhone organisation ko ground se rebuild kiya, funding aur strategy me crucial role play kiya, isliye unko bhi half term ke baad CM kursi ka chance milna chahiye.
Is poori tug of war ke centre me Delhi ka high command hai – specially Mallikarjun Kharge aur Rahul Gandhi. Official line abhi bhi yehi hai ki leadership change ka koi “immediate plan” nahi hai, zyada se zyada baat cabinet reshuffle, regional balancing aur party organisation me adjustments tak limited batai ja rahi hai. Lekin ground reality kuch aur signal kar rahi hai: dono camps apne-apne MLAs ka headcount quietly kar rahe hain, unke moods gauge kiye ja rahe hain, aur Delhi trips ek tarah ka political signalling tool ban gaye hain.
Karnataka Congress ke andar bhi ek silence ke saath-saath nervousness mehsoos ho rahi hai. Kuch MLAs ko lagta hai ki agar yeh tussle zyada lamba chala, toh governance pe impact padega aur BJP ko narrative mil jayega ki Congress sirf kursi ki ladai me busy hai. Dusri taraf, kuch log iss power-sharing debate ko natural मानते hain, kyunki dono leaders – Siddaramaiah aur DK Shivakumar – apne-apne mass base aur political clout ke saath state-level heavyweights hain.
Siddaramaiah ka alleged “plan” broadly do cheezon par based bataya ja raha hai:
Political messaging: Wo yeh highlight karna chahte hain ki unka removal voters ko confuse karega, jabki unhone hi social justice, welfare schemes aur stability ka model pitch karke mandate liya.
Number show: Agar situation critical bani, toh unke camp se connected MLAs Delhi me dikhakar yeh message diya ja sakta hai ki majority unke saath hai, isliye unko “full term CM” rehne diya jaye.
DK Shivakumar ke camp ka focus bhi clear hai – wo Chahta hai ki high command unke saath ki gayi baaton ko respect kare. Unki political image ek “loyal organiser” ki hai, jo tough time me bhi party nahi chhoda. Isliye unke supporters kehte hain ki agar unko CM post ka chance nahi mila, toh cadre level par wrong message ja sakta hai.
In sab ke beech, Congress central leadership ka challenge yeh hai ki dono leaders ko satisfy karte hue 2028 ke election tak ek united face project kare. Agar crisis ko carefully handle nahi kiya gaya, toh internal factionalism ka fayda opposition utha sakti hai. Filhaal public statements me sab log discipline aur unity ki baat kar rahe hain, lekin corridors me ek silent political chess game zaroor chal raha hai. Aane wale mahino me yeh clear hoga ki DK ko sirf symbolic space milega ya sach me CM kursi ke half-term rotation ka formula activate kiya jayega – aur us case me Siddaramaiah ka yeh “Delhi pressure plan” Congress ke liye headache banega ya solution, yahi sabse bada sawal hai.
