Karnataka Congress may see worst phase of factionalism. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s camp wants to project him as the unquestionable leader of Dalits, backwards and minorities. Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar is disturbed by the sudden developments unfolding against him after the High Court quashed the plea for a CBI investigation into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. Both the leaders have managed to ensure coordination and unity, amid the differences and foiled all attempts of the BJP and JD (S) to attack the Congress-led government in the state. They are one of the few leaders who dare to poignantly criticise Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Hindutva forces. The High Command is worried over the impending crisis in Karnataka state, the only biggest state in the country being ruled by the Congress. The party will plunge into huge crisis and the Congress leaders will indulge in street fights across the state, says the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka.
