{"id":90231,"date":"2025-04-16T01:50:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T20:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/dk-shivakumar-stands-firm-as-karnataka-congress-chief-amid-power-struggles-eyes-cm-role-faces-siddaramaiah-loyalists\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T01:50:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T20:20:59","slug":"dk-shivakumar-stands-firm-as-karnataka-congress-chief-amid-power-struggles-eyes-cm-role-faces-siddaramaiah-loyalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/dk-shivakumar-stands-firm-as-karnataka-congress-chief-amid-power-struggles-eyes-cm-role-faces-siddaramaiah-loyalists\/","title":{"rendered":"DK Shivakumar stands firm as Karnataka Congress chief amid power struggles, eyes CM role, faces Siddaramaiah loyalists."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is resolute in holding onto his position as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President despite ongoing power struggles within the Congress party. Amidst internal conflicts, the Delhi leadership has extended their backing to Shivakumar, albeit temporarily. His determination to retain the KPCC presidency is closely tied to his aspirations of eventually becoming the Chief Minister of the state. However, Shivakumar is encountering resistance from ministers who are aligned with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The political dynamics within the Congress party in Karnataka are intricate, with Shivakumar&#8217;s ambitions clashing with the interests of other influential figures. The situation highlights the complexities of power dynamics and political maneuvering within the party, as different factions vie for control and influence. It remains to be seen how the power struggle will unfold and whether Shivakumar will be able to navigate the internal challenges to secure his desired position. The developments in Karnataka&#8217;s political landscape are closely watched by observers and stakeholders, as they have the potential to shape the future direction of the state&#8217;s governance and leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is resolute in holding onto his position as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President despite ongoing power struggles within the Congress party. Amidst internal conflicts, the Delhi leadership has extended their backing to Shivakumar, albeit temporarily. His determination to retain the KPCC presidency is closely tied to his aspirations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":90232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120027214imgsize-558121-5.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120027214imgsize-558121-5-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120027214imgsize-558121-5-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120027214imgsize-558121-5-768x432.jpg",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120027214imgsize-558121-5-1024x576.jpg",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120027214imgsize-558121-5.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120027214imgsize-558121-5.jpg",1280,720,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/author\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/category\/just-in\/\" rel=\"category tag\">JUST IN<\/a>","tag_info":"JUST IN","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90231"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}