Bengaluru, July 7 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is being quietly edged out of state politics through a deliberate strategy by the Congress high command, claimed Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council and senior BJP leader Chelavadi Narayanaswamy today.
Calling it a "classic case of Siddaramaiah Hatao", Narayanaswamy alleged that Siddaramaiah is being diplomatically sidelined under the pretext of national responsibilities.
Speaking to reporters, Narayanaswamy pointed to Siddaramaiah's recent appointment as Chairman of the OBC Department in the All India Congress Committee (AICC), as a move designed to remove him from the state's political forefront without open confrontation.
"The moment he was made the OBC co...