Ruling out any differences about leadership within the party ahead of the 2018 Assembly polls, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president G. Parameshwara on Saturday said the Congress legislature party (CLP) will decide on its next leader as per the party tradition.
“Our first goal is to return to power. All of us will work unitedly and fight the election under collective leadership,” he told presspersons at a press conference to mark his completion of seven years in office as KPCC chief.
‘No other short cut’
Refusing to comment on the Chief Minister’s repeated claims that he will be the next CM, he said: “After the CLP selects its leader, the AICC observers and the party high command will take a final decision. There is no other short cut for this.” Admitting that the Congress leadership has already announced that Mr. Siddaramaiah will lead the party during the elections, he said: “We have all agreed to this decision and are working together towards retaining power once again. Our confidence of coming back to power comes from the programmes that we have given to the people of the State.”
Ruling out the possibility of a coalition government, Dr. Parameshwara said the party was confident of crossing the 113 mark.
