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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said he has convened a meeting of senior leaders to address the ongoing power tussle, stressing that no decision will be made without collective consultation.<\/p>\n

Kharge said Rahul Gandhi, the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar will join the discussions before any final call is taken.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am calling everyone for discussions, and Rahul Gandhi will also be present in that meeting. The Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister will also be there. A decision will be taken only after discussing with all of them,” Kharge said. Clarifying the role of the central leadership, he added, \u201c\u2018High command\u2019 means the team \u2014 the high command team will sit together and take the final decision.”<\/p>\n

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday posted a cryptic message on social media amid renewed speculation over a power tussle between him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, reiterating that \u201ckeeping one\u2019s word is the greatest strength in the world.”<\/p>\n

In the X post, widely interpreted as a message to the Congress high command, Shivakumar urged everyone, including himself, to honour their commitments.<\/p>\n

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The post read, \u201cWord power is world power. The biggest force in the world was to keep one\u2019s word. Be it a judge, President or anyone else, including myself, everyone has to walk the talk.”<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, senior Congress MLA and former minister KN Rajanna escalated the debate by saying that the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) should decide the chief ministerial issue and even suggested dissolving the Assembly.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s dissolve the Assembly and face the elections. Then let\u2019s work together under the leadership of DK Shivakumar and come up with a majority. Then let him serve as the CM for 5 years. Wasn\u2019t it the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) that elected Siddaramaiah? Now the decision should be made by the CLP,” Rajanna told reporters.<\/p>\n

However, while insisting he would not violate the party\u2019s directive against public commentary on leadership issues, Rajanna backed Siddaramaiah for a full term and suggested an alternative. \u201cMy personal wish is that Siddaramaiah should be the CM for five years. The AICC will clarify in the next couple of days. Otherwise, the second option is that Dr G Parameshwara should become the CM,” he said.<\/p>\n

CM Siddaramaiah has dismissed the leadership chatter as an \u201cunnecessary debate.” At the same time, Shivakumar has reaffirmed his loyalty to the party, denying rumours about resigning as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief. Shivakumar has also sought a meeting with senior party leader Sonia Gandhi on November 29 to discuss the ongoing issues.<\/p>\n

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