BD NarayankarBengaluru, Aug. 16 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar appears to be reaching out to former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as the veteran Congress leader returns to the political centre stage and renews his engagement with the AHINDA constituency.
Siddaramaiah's recent remark that he was "not silent, only not speaking much" has added a little spice to the familiar Congress story of leadership equations and internal balancing.
After a period of relative quiet, Siddaramaiah has resumed public engagements and signalled that retirement from active politics is not on his agenda.
His renewed focus on AHINDA - minorities, backward classes and Dalits - is significant. It is the social constituency that has long been the backbone ...