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Amid speculation over a leadership change in the Congress-led Karnataka government, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said ‘patience will also pay’.
The Siddaramaiah government is set to complete 1,000 days in office . Shivakumar denied that there was any power tussle between him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
On reports that some legislators are embarking on a foreign tour from February 16 to March 3, supposedly to delay power-sharing between the chief minister and his deputy, Shivakumar said he was unaware of such a development.
“I am not aware of it. I have seen only in newspapers,” he told reporters New Delhi.
After meeting senior leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi as well as All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi, Shivakumar said the matter concerning a change of leadership was not discussed with them. He reiterated that the party’s central leadership will take a call at an appropriate time in the interest of the state.
“The party leadership and seniors will take a call whenever they feel fit in the interest of Karnataka and the party,” he told reporters.
Asked if he was told to be patient, Shivakumar said, “Patience will also pay.”
He declined to share the outcome of the meeting with key party leaders.
“Politics was discussed but that will not be discussed before the media. We are political leaders and obviously discussion happens,” he said.
The deputy chief minister did not respond when asked if there would be a change in leadership by the completion of 2,000 days in office.
