New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- The power-sharing tussle in Karnataka has intensified with followers of both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar within Congress rooting for their favourite leader to hold power in the state.

Shivakumar's Delhi visit has raised eyebrows in political circles, with many arguing that the power struggle in Karnataka has nearly reached its peak.

Although DK Shivakumar clarified on Wednesday that there was "no political agenda" to his Delhi visit and that he had only come to attend a private marriage ceremony, it is believed he is likely to hold brief meetings with the Congress high command to discuss the alleged power-sharing formula further.

In Mangaluru, senior Congress leader KC Venugo...