India, Feb. 15 -- The statement of chief minister Siddaramaiah that he is set to create history to become Karnataka's longest-serving CM, has raised concerns within his party, particularly for his deputy, DK Shivakumar. Siddaramaiah's recent remarks about setting new "records" have heightened tensions within the party, particularly unsettling Shivakumar, weeks after he hinted at a power-sharing arrangement between them.

During a recent television interview, the veteran leader expressed his desire to surpass former chief minister D Devaraj Urs' tenure of seven years and seven months, a record that has stood for decades.

Siddaramaiah, who has built his political career on the principles of Urs' Ahinda (minorities, backward classes, and Da...