Bengaluru, Aug. 12 -- Reacting to the dramatic sacking of Co-operation Minister K.N. Rajanna from the Siddaramaiah Cabinet yesterday, Opposition Leader R. Ashok observed that Rajanna's unceremonious sacking has lent more strength to Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS).

Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Ashok said he had predicted a 'political revolution' in the State in September-October. But the revolution seems to have happened in August itself, with the sacking of Rajanna, who was a close aide of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. From now on, 'wickets' of the Siddaramaiah-led Congress Government will keep on falling, he maintained.

Earlier, yesterday afternoon in the Assembly, on the first day of the Monsoon Session, Ashok...