New Delhi [India], Amid voices being raised in the Congress to make more deputy chief ministers in Karnataka, state Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said "there is no demand", adding that some people just wanted to circulate their names. . news.
DK Shivakumar said, "There is no demand. This is all a creation of the media. Some of them just wanted to get their names in the news. That's all."
Earlier on June 25, Karnataka minister and Congress leader KN Rajanna on Monday had demanded additional deputy chief ministers in Karnataka and asked the party high command to consider the request.
"It got delayed due to parliamentary elections. I want the party high command to consider my request. Many ministers think that many communities which are supporting the Congress party should be given deputy CM representation. But I am not an aspirant. Am." KN Rajanna told ANI.
Even before the Lok Sabha elections, the demand for more Deputy Chief Ministers was raised by Congress leaders.
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President DK Shivakumar is the only Deputy Chief Minister of the state.
Karnataka assembly elections were held last year, in which the Congress won 135 seats and ousted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from power in the only southern state it ruled.
BJP managed to win 66 seats. Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) got 19 seats. Independents have won two seats while Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha and Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha have won one seat each.
DK Shivakumar said, "There is no demand. This is all a creation of the media. Some of them just wanted to get their names in the news. That's all."
Earlier on June 25, Karnataka minister and Congress leader KN Rajanna on Monday had demanded additional deputy chief ministers in Karnataka and asked the party high command to consider the request.
"It got delayed due to parliamentary elections. I want the party high command to consider my request. Many ministers think that many communities which are supporting the Congress party should be given deputy CM representation. But I am not an aspirant. Am." KN Rajanna told ANI.
Even before the Lok Sabha elections, the demand for more Deputy Chief Ministers was raised by Congress leaders.
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President DK Shivakumar is the only Deputy Chief Minister of the state.
Karnataka assembly elections were held last year, in which the Congress won 135 seats and ousted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from power in the only southern state it ruled.
BJP managed to win 66 seats. Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) got 19 seats. Independents have won two seats while Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha and Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha have won one seat each.
