A day after the Congress leadership put an end to days of uncertainty by choosing party leader Siddaramaiah for the Karnataka chief minister’s post and DK Shivakumar as the deputy CM, editorials in prominent English dailies hailed the party’s success but pointed out the need to keep factions in check.
The Indian Express, in an editorial headlined “A job in Bengaluru”, noted that “the challenge of balancing the ambitions and aspirations within, in a state where the Congress is still a lively political presence and robust organisationally, will call for wisdom and skill”.
