With the demand for three more Deputy Chief Ministers resurfacing, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday said a decision on this issue can be made only by the party high command.
Reacting to Cooperation Minister K.N. Rajanna’s demand for having three more Deputy Chief Ministers in the State instead of the existing one, Mr. Shivakumar said: “Only the high command can answer such questions. I cannot answer it. That is not the issue to be discussed. Our focus is on the Lok Sabha election and everyone has to work together to win election. That is it.”
Meanwhile, Mr. Rajanna reiterated on Saturday that his demand is not on the basis of someone telling him to do so. “I feel having three more Deputy Chief Ministers will help in the Lok Sabha elections. I have only made a request to the party high command and brought it to their notice. They are the ones who will take the final decision,” he told reporters. He pointed out that there are multiple Deputy Chief Ministers in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan where the BJP came to power in the recent Assembly elections.
