India, Nov. 29 -- As expected the inevitable tug-of-war between the Karnataka Chief Minister and his Deputy for the coveted CM's kurchi has begun.

What we are witnessing today is the direct consequence of indecision and chronic incompetence within the Congress High Command.

Everyone knew this day would come. Yet the party was ill-prepared. No timeline. No strategy. No clarity. Nothing.

Unlike the High Command, Siddu was prepared. In fact, he has been preparing from Day-1 of his second innings as Chief Minister.

For two-and-a-half years, Siddaramaiah has systematically consolidated a voter base for himself, the AHINDA base and projected himself as its undisputed leader.

AHINDA, an acronym coined by Congress leader D. Devaraj Urs in th...