updated: Mar 15 2021, 16:39 ist
Karnataka Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Monday announced that he would contest the next Assembly election, drawing curtains on speculation over his political future.
“I will contest the next election. I won’t run away,” Siddaramaiah said in the Legislative Assembly during his speech on the Budget, which took a brief political detour. “Let there be no doubt on this. I hope I’ve clarified this to the people of the state.”
Siddaramaiah said this after Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri nudged him to spell out what he had in mind.
The BJP was quick to point out that Siddaramaiah’s announcement was not only aimed at the people of the state, but also those within the Congress. Ostensibly, they meant Karnataka Pradesh Congress President (KPCC) president D K Shivakumar.