Bengaluru, Feb. 28 -- Karnataka BJP has triggered political speculation by likening Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, hinting that the senior Congress leader could engineer a split within his party.
Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka, speaking on Friday, remarked, "There are many in Congress who could be like Eknath Shinde, DK Shivakumar might be one of them."
His comments came after Shivakumar's participation in the Mahashivratri event hosted by the Isha Foundation in Coimbatore, which was also attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The BJP leadership in Karnataka has seized upon the development, alleging increased factionalism within the ruling Congress. Ashoka suggested that a leadersh...