The ongoing tussle between Congress leaders D. K. Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah for the post of Chief Minister in Karnataka has come out in the open, and also crossed party lines. BJP leaders Dr. K. Sudhakar and S. T. Somashekhar, who were once considered close aides of Mr. Siddaramaiah, blamed the former Chief Minister for them quitting the Congress, which led to collapse of the then Congress-JD(S) coalition government led by H. D. Kumaraswamy.
After joining the BJP, both the leaders were made Ministers.
