NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday expressed his confidence that he would complete the tenure of five years as the chief minister. He further added that the final decision shall ultimately land in the hands of the Congress high command.In response to his statement, Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar extended his best wishes to the CM, wishing him “good luck”.“Let good things happen. I wish him all the best. Good luck,” Shivakumar said as PTI reports, responding to a question on Siddaramaiah’s remarks. He further added that there was no confusion regarding the CM’s statement within the party. “You (the media) are creating confusion. We don’t have any confusion. You have confusion. I wish him all the best, good luck,” he said.Earlier on Tuesday, Shivakumar also congratulated Siddaramaiah for matching the record of Devaraj Urs as Karnataka’s longest-serving chief minister. With 2,792 days completed in the office as of Tuesday during his second term, Siddaramaiah is now set to surpass the record on January 7.Shivakumar extended his best wishes to Shivakumar as he said, “I wish him success. May God bless him. I pray that God gives him good health and the opportunity to serve the people.”The power tussle between the leaders of the ruling Congress government and the speculations for a leadership change in Karnataka intensified after the state government reached the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20, 2025.The speculations have been linked to the reports of a possible power-sharing arrangement between the two Congress leaders from 2023, at the time of the state government formation.
