Bengaluru, April 27 -- President of the Arya Idiga Kendra Samiti, Swami Pranavananda, on Monday urged the Congress high command to appoint Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, asserting that failing to do so would be an insult to the Vokkaliga community.

The demand comes as the Karnataka government recently crossed the halfway mark of its term, reviving speculation regarding a "two-and-a-half-year" power-sharing arrangement between the top leadership of the state.

"I have already discussed this with DK Shivakumar as well. Through the media, I request him to take the next bold step. This is insulting. Why is the Congress party taking such a decision? This is not good. DK Shivakumar has many ministers an...