Ten Congress MLAs from the Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar camp have rushed to Delhi, escalating pressure on the Congress high command to implement the long-rumoured power-sharing formula in Karnataka.
More D.K.S camp MLAs are likely to travel to Delhi over next two-three days
With the Congress government completing 2.5 years today, the leadership rotation debate has resurfaced sharply.
The MLAs, all considered close to DK Shivakumar, left for the capital on Thursday afternoon, seeking an audience with the party’s top brass.
The group is scheduled to meet Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to formally present their demand. A meeting with AICC general secretary K C Venugopal is also lined up.
"Honour the promise made 2.5 years back," is the one-line demand of the Shivakumar camp MLAs, sources added.
Those who travelled today include Dinesh Gooligowda, Ravi Ganiga and Gubbi Vasu. More leaders, Anekal Shivanna, Nelamangala Srinivas, Iqbal Hussain, Kunigal Ranganath, Shivaganga Basavaraju and Balakrishna, are set to arrive tomorrow.
Speaking to India Today, MLA Iqbal Hussain said, "What will I go for? To ask for gold,
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