My Agenda To Bring Congress Back To Power In Karnataka: DK Shivakumar On Leadership Tussle

"I am in no hurry (for CM post). My agenda is to bring Congress back to power and for this I have said that the party can use me as a stepping stone," Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar said.

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said he is no hurry to the post of Chief Minister and aims to bring Congress back to power in the state. "I am in no hurry (for CM post). My agenda is to bring Congress back to power and for this I have said that the party can use me as a stepping stone. I have seen statements of two or three MLAs. Siddaramaiah is Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader and he will look into it. Congress is still alive in Karnataka," Mr Shivakumar said. The Karnataka Congress chief's remarks come in the backdrop of claims that there is a split within the party MLAs with one faction backing Siddaramaiah as the chief ministerial candidate while the others support Mr Shivakumar for the post. With Assembly elections less than two years away, Congress MLA Zameer Ahmad on Sunday said Siddaramaiah should become the "future Chief Minister of Karnataka."