Bengaluru : Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday did not categorically deny the rumours but instead passed the buck to the party’s high command. Kharge’s remark comes as Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala’s Bengaluru visit has fueled talks of DK Shivakumar replacing Siddaramaiah as the chief minister.
Kharge told the media, it is left to the high command and they have the right to take further action, but no one should create problems unnecessarily. BJP MP Tejasvi Surya seized the moment to ask the most obvious question: Who exactly is this unseen, unheard high command? Taking a swipe at Kharge, Surya questioned if not the Congress president, who is this high command, who is always felt.
The Congress High Command is like a ghost. It is unseen, unheard, but always felt. Even the Congress President, who people thought is the high command, whispers its name and says it’s not him.
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) June 30, 2025
So eerie! https://t.co/GpcdHWQbSs
Surya took a sharp dig at Kharge and wrote: The Congress High Command is like a ghost. It is unseen, unheard, but always felt. Even the Congress President, who people thought is the high command, whispers its name and says it’s not him. So eerie! The ‘high command’ has been the Congress’s go-to party line – ever since the party leaders have come out supporting either Siddaramaiah, or Shivakumar for the Chief Minister’s role.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said something similar, in response to a question on discussions about leadership change, It is for the high command to decide. Karnataka Congress MLA Basavaraj Shivaganga, a Shivakumar loyalist, openly called for Siddaramaiah’s ouster by December. The demand highlighted the ongoing factionalism within the state’s Congress unit, despite the party high command’s diktat against public dissent.
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