Mysore/Mysuru: Responding to former Varuna MLA Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah’s statement that his father, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, will complete the full five-year term, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simmha expressed sympathy for Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS).
He mentioned how Shivakumar had campaigned for Vokkaliga votes in the last Assembly polls, promising them another opportunity to see a Chief Minister from their community after S.M. Krishna. However, Siddaramaiah thwarted these plans and secured a second term as Chief Minister.
