Siddaramaiah may be given national role: Bommai
Bengaluru, July 6 -- Amid mounting political speculation in Karnataka, former Chief Minister and BJP MP, Basavaraj Bommai, today hinted that Congress may be preparing to replace Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, possibly offering him a national role as chairman of the party's backward class wing.
"This is an internal matter of the Congress, but as a Kannadiga familiar with state politics, I've seen this pattern before," Bommai said.
His remarks come amid increasing buzz about a leadership change in the state, even as Siddaramaiah recently asserted he would continue in the top post for a full five-year term.
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