See no reason to change Karnataka Chief Minister: Yathindra Siddaramaiah

Expressing confidence that his father, Siddaramaiah, will complete five year tenure as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, his son and MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah said the discussion on change of CM should not have risen at all.

Speaking to mediapersons in Mysuru on Thursday (November 27, 2025), Mr. Yathindra said that he has no information of any power-sharing agreement being arrived at when the Congress won the 2023 Assembly elections and Mr. Siddaramaiah became the Chief Minister.

“Nobody has ever spoken of the power sharing agreement within the party nor has my father mentioned it ever,” he added. This itself means that there was no such formula drafted in the past, said Mr. Yathindra.

“In case the party high command had given a word, then they will resolve it,” he added.

In reply to a question, Mr. Yathindra said that under the present circumstances, there was no need to change the Chief Minister as Mr. Siddaramaiah was not only giving an able and good administration but also because “there were no complaints or scams”. 

Besides, the party high command has never spoken of any change, Mr. Yathindra said. ‘’Personally, I have faith that Siddaramaiah will be the Chief Minister for five years and complete his term,” he added.

On influential religious mutts and seers like Swami Nirmalananda of Adi Chunchanagiri Mutt expressing support to the candidature of D.K.Shivakumar as the CM, Mr. Yathindra said these were internal issues of the Congress.

 “It is the party and the high command which will decide who should be the CM and we will not react to others’ opinions. Every party worker will abide by what the high command decides,” he said.

On the cryptic tweet of Shivakumar that ‘’word power is world power’’, Mr. Yathindra said he did not know the context in which it was said.