New Delhi, June 3 -- Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Congress leader DK Shivakumar as Karnataka Chief Minister on Wednesday, BJP MP Ashok Bajpai claimed that "factionalism has grown a lot in the Congress" saying that the state will suffer as the government might not be able to manage public welfare schemes.

Speaking to ANI, Bajpai said, "Because of this internal conflict within the Congress, the people of Karnataka will have to suffer. The internal politics within the Congress have come to the surface today, revealing how much discord exists, and because of this factionalism, public welfare work is impossible in Karnataka."

"The swearing-in ceremony is about to take place, but the situation is such that Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakum...