‘Better to ignore his assertion’: CM Siddaramaiah rejects Karnataka minister Rajanna’s ‘main political shift’ claims; says ‘no internal dispute’ | India News

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday rejected his state minister KN Rajanna’s claims over the opportunity of main political shift throughout the state authorities and stated that there isn’t any internal dispute. While speaking to the reporters on the Vidhan Soudha in Karnataka, Siddaramaiah advised to ignore Rajanna’s statements. “There is no internal dispute in the party. Minister KN Rajanna has said that there may be developments in state politics. He said that he did not say that something like this would happen. It would be better to ignore his statement,” ANI quoted Karnataka CM as saying.Earlier, Cooperation minister Rajanna, a confidant of chief minister Siddaramaiah, stated there are “too many power centres” inside governing Congress in Karnataka and hinted at adjustments after September, sparking contemporary hypothesis of a cupboard rejig and even a change of CM.Speculation of change has been doing the rounds after stories indicated deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar would take over from Siddaramaiah as CM, though the celebration excessive command has reportedly requested functionaries to maintain mum on the difficulty.Asked whether or not Siddaramaiah can be changed, Rajanna cryptically stated: “It may or may not happen.”On stories that Siddaramaiah does not command the identical authority over the administration as his he did throughout his earlier stint from 2013-18, Rajanna stated: “From 2013-18 there was only one power centre. Now there are many, so there is more hustle and bustle. Keeping this in mind, he [Siddaramaiah] must manage the govt and party as well.“However, Rajanna’s cupboard colleague, public works minister Satish Jarkiholi, stated he doesn’t foresee main upheavals. “I don’t feel that way. I don’t see big changes, but there may be changes,” he stated. On a cupboard reshuffle, he stated, “There may be some changes, but not big changes.”There are additionally rumours that Shivakumar may very well be displaced as Congress state president. Rajanna stated he’s nonetheless a contender for the submit and given an opportunity he’ll stop as minister and take up the position.