Modi's critics charge him rightly with centralising economic power in his own hands and taking personal credit for everything that has been built since he became prime minister.
Compromise or coalition, it's usually a compulsion that leads to the Dy CM post, which is not mentioned in the Constitution but is now a half-way road to govt formation.
After days of speculation and discussions, Congress finally picked Siddaramaiah as the next chief minister of Karnataka. The 75-year-old leader’s mass popularity and administrative skills give him the edge over ‘troubleshooter’ DK Shivakumar, who was aggressively vying for the top post
K Sudhakar and S T Somashekar, both Vokkaligas like D K Shivakumar, blame the former CM for the collapse of the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in 2019.
The Congress is yet to make a choice between DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah for the post of Karnataka chief minister. The party seems to be swaying in the favour of the latter, but the KPCC chief is still digging in his heels. However, his legal woes – criminal cases related to money laundering and tax evasion – are a worrying factor for the leadership