‘Either Me or a Third Person, But Not DK Shivakumar as Karnataka CM’: Siddaramaiah ‘Will Retire’, But Won't Budge, MLA Tells News18

Even as the suspense over Karnataka Chief Minister continues, Congress’s top contender Siddaramaiah told a senior Vokkaliga MLA on Tuesday night that it has to be “either him or a third person, but not his competitor DK Shivakumar".

According to the MLA, Siddaramaiah told him that all surveys have given him the highest approval ratings and DKS has got just 10% of it. Plus, the AHINDA — Minorities, Backward Classes and Dalits — have voted for the Congress in a big way, hoping that Siddaramaiah will be made the Chief Minister and if not, they will move away from the party in the coming Lok Sabha elections, said the MLA.