Karnataka Power Tussle: BJP Offers Support For 'DKS Sarkar', Says Former CM Sadananda Gowda

This special report focuses on a significant political development in Karnataka, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has offered outside support to Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar for the Chief Minister's post. The offer was articulated by former Union Minister and former Karnataka Chief Minister, D.V. Sadananda Gowda, amid a perceived power struggle within the ruling Congress party. According to my colleague Sagai Raj, Sadananda Gowda stated that 'if ICOM allows, we will go ahead and give outside support to Congress for Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to become the next Chief Minister'. The report also notes that the BJP is simultaneously running a critical campaign against D.K. Shivakumar, releasing animated videos that mock his ambition for the top job, creating a contradictory political scenario.