00:00Down south to the state of Karnataka specifically, twists and turns aplenty as Karnataka's Game of Thrones reaches its climax.
00:09Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shiv Kumar has once again attempted to clear the air around his cryptic social media post,
00:15insisting it was simply about Constitution Day.
00:18The KPCC chief, who was in Mumbai last night, maintained he's in no hurry to speak to the Congress' high command
00:24over the ongoing chief ministerial tussle.
00:26But the back and forth between him and the current Chief Minister Siddharamaya has still not stopped.
00:32Earlier, Chief Minister Siddharamaya appeared to taunt D.K. Shiv Kumar over his post, quoting,
00:37and I am bringing to you that very remark,
00:41a word is not power unless it betters the world for people.
00:46Widely seen as a response to what D.K. Shiv Kumar earlier had posted,
00:51word power is world power. That was the message from him.
00:54Meanwhile, both the Siddharamaya and the D.K. Shiv Kumar camps have ruled out any meeting with the high command today
01:00because this is despite Congress Chief Malik Arjun Kharge in fact stating that the two leaders will be called for discussions with Rahul Gandhi.
01:07Now, the BJP, meanwhile, has been having quite a time continuing to take potshots at the Congress
01:14over its escalating power struggle in the state of Karnataka.
01:17Sir, sir, for CM post, do you talk with Rahul Gandhi or Kharge?
01:26No, no, no, it is my leaders. I am not in a hurry for anything.
01:29Sir, sir, for CM post, do you talk with Rahul Gandhi or Kharge?
01:34No, no, no, it is my leaders. I am not in a hurry for anything.
01:38Will this issue be resolved in Delhi, sir?
01:39There are no issues only to resolve.
01:42Will this issue be resolved in Delhi, sir?
01:44There are no issues only to resolve.
01:46It is high command. They are going to meet and take whatever decision they want.
01:54And that meeting will settle everything, whatever has arisen in Karnataka.
02:03DCM naturally will meet the senior leaders, senior ministers, ministers.
02:10That is quite natural. There is nothing very special in that.
02:15It is very important for me, sir, because we have to be heard from Delhi,
02:19in Delhi, the Congress is very passionate,
02:22the people will not be made in Delhi.
02:25Because when we are in Delhi, we are going to see further.
02:28The Congress has passed the house and has passed the house as well.
02:31The Congress will probably die.
02:34They will die.
02:36The other people will die.
02:37But the Congress will not become the type of Delhi.
02:40The government will not become the type of Delhi.
02:44With that, Apoorva joins us on the broadcast with more details on this.
02:52Apoorva, what are we learning at this point in terms of this very Game of Thrones, the
02:57tussle, the war of words that's been underway from what we know so far for the day, neither
03:03Sidramaya himself nor DK Shiv Kumar have any meetings planned with the Delhi High Command
03:08despite them, in fact, being instructed to meet Rahul Gandhi by the party president, Malik Arjun
03:15Kharge himself.
03:18Well, that's right, Shreya.
03:18In fact, if you look at this Game of Thrones that is underway, it definitely looks like
03:24a lot of loopholes through which both Sidramaya and DK Shiv Kumar are falling through.
03:29In fact, totally them, the MLA's who support them, the cadres who support them, in fact,
03:34the caste communities who support them, all of them are, you know, backing each of their
03:39leaders saying that this is the right person for the chief ministerial chair.
03:42But if we just look at what has happened, the word that was so-called given, the politics
03:48around this word that was given 2.5 years ago has cost, you know, has been very costly
03:53for both DK Shiv Kumar and Sidramaya because now it's almost over 2.5 years now.
03:59And yet, you know, the word that was given supposedly 2.5 years back is still remaining
04:05unfulfilled.
04:06And that's what this entire tassel is about.
04:08Who is going to get, is DK Shiv Kumar going to ascend to the throne of, you know, this entire,
04:15you know, governance there after 2.5 years of Sidramaya?
04:19Or is Sidramaya going to finish his promises or rather his wishes that he wants, which is
04:24to be known as the longest serving CM, all of these, you know, are being looked into by
04:31the high command as well.
04:32Definitely, it's not going to be an easy decision for the high command to make, given that, you
04:37know, both Sidramaya and DK Shiv Kumar are, in fact, two of the top leaders there that the
04:43AICC has.
04:44And to have one of their strong battlefronts, that is Karnataka, going through this kind
04:49of tassel, you know, right, definitely does not show a good optics for the AICC in overall
04:57picture as well.
04:58So, there are a lot of loopholes and also a lot of questions that need to be answered.
05:02But ultimately, let's hope that once and if both these leaders are called to Delhi, this
05:09can be sorted out at the earliest.
05:11Shreya.
05:12Right, Apoorva.
05:13There is a lot that's happening, definitely, within the Karnataka Congress unit.
05:17And we are keeping a very close watch on all the developments coming.
05:20Thank you for bringing us the latest updates.
05:23But, Vivas, let's quickly take you through a report now.
05:25After the Congress netas, now seers have locked horns as well over the Karnataka chief ministerial
05:31tassel.
05:32Vokaliga seer, Nirmala Anandanaathar Swami has vouched for DK Shiv Kumar for the top post.
05:39Now, OBC seer, on the other hand, Neeraj Anandanaathpuri, who backs Sidramaya, took a jibe
05:45at Nirmala Anandanaathar Swami and said that MLA's will decide on the chief minister and
05:51not the seers.
05:52Here's a report on the war of words that's erupted.
05:54Take a look.
05:57Politics and religion often go hand in hand in India.
06:01And in Karnataka, the road to the Vidhan Sada often goes by one of the state's influential
06:07mutts.
06:07In the latest update, in the fight for Kursi, Karnataka seers have locked horns over their
06:14favourites.
06:17Vokaliga seer, Nirmala Anandanaath Swami has backed DK Shiv Kumar for the CM post.
06:24The seer said that DK should be made the CM and added that caste identities won't bring
06:30welfare to the state.
06:33OBC seer Niranjanananda Puri, who backs Sidramaya, has hit back at Nirmala Anandanaath Swami, pointing
06:40out that it is the MLA's who decide CM, not seers.
06:44The leader says, party has gone for the election.
06:54He led the party.
06:55He brought the party into the power.
06:58Under his leader says, party has gone for the election.
07:03He led the party.
07:05He brought the party into the power.
07:07Meanwhile, Wokaliga Group Chief Sri Nivas, who backs DKS,
07:36has threatened a protest if the Deputy Chief Minister is not promoted.
08:06It is not just a question of placating personalities.
08:27The Congress's decision on the Karnataka Chief Minister's chair also bears significant caste
08:33and religious stakes.
08:36Coming up with a decision that placates all stakeholders and their backers seems to be
08:41nothing short of a miracle.
08:43With Akshita Nandagopal, Anagha Keshav and Sagairaj, Bureau Report, India Today.
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