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Siddaramaiah: A Leader for the People or Just the Chair?

In the corridors of Karnataka’s power structure, Siddaramaiah stands less as a visionary leader and more as a man desperately holding on to the Chief Minister’s chair. Once known for his social justice crusades, Siddaramaiah today seems more preoccupied with internal party power struggles than the welfare of the people who elected him.

Chair First, State Later: Siddaramaiah’s Obsession with Power

Siddaramaiah’s return as Chief Minister was less about merit and more about muscle within the party. He has spent more time neutralizing rivals like DK Shivakumar than addressing Karnataka’s growing governance challenges.

Rather than building a united front, the Congress government has been hijacked by infighting, ego clashes, and political maneuvering—with the people of Karnataka left to suffer in silence.

Karnataka’s Empty Coffers: Misgovernance and Misplaced Priorities

The state is facing an unprecedented financial crisis. The Congress-led government frequently complains of a fund shortage, which has resulted in delays in salaries, infrastructure projects, and welfare schemes.

But the reality is stark—mismanagement and populist giveaways have drained the state treasury. Rather than strategic investments, funds are being funneled into vote-bank schemes that lack planning and sustainability. The people of Karnataka are paying the price while the administration remains focused on electoral optics and press conferences.

Corruption Allegations Confirmed by Party Insiders

The most damning indictment is that Congress’s own MLAs and party insiders have admitted to rampant corruption. From the infamous 40% commission allegations to recent reports that bribes are being demanded from poor families under the housing scheme, the rot is impossible to ignore.

The Congress government’s silence and denial in the face of these claims only strengthens public suspicion that this is not just administrative failure—it’s institutionalized loot.

Congress in Karnataka: Divided, Dysfunctional, and Directionless

The Congress in Karnataka is riddled with factionalism, with leaders like Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar openly vying for supremacy. This has paralyzed effective governance. Civic issues in Bengaluru remain unresolved, infrastructure across the state is crumbling, and yet the CM’s office seems more focused on political optics than results. Ministers are at odds, bureaucrats are confused, and the public is paying the price.

But the rot doesn’t stop at Karnataka. The Congress party nationwide is leaderless and lost. There is no clear vision, no credible national leadership, and no cohesive strategy. Internal dissent, dynastic politics, and lack of accountability plague the party from top to bottom. While Karnataka burns under administrative chaos, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge remains a mute spectator, constantly citing the “High Command” whenever questioned on key state issues. Kharge looks to the Gandhis, who offer no vision.

Be it corruption allegations, law-and-order failures, or cabinet rifts—Kharge’s default answer is:

“The High Command will decide.”

The Larger Problem: Why Congress Should Never Be Voted Again

Karnataka today is a microcosm of everything that’s wrong with the Congress party. Factionalism, corruption, lack of governance, no decisive leadership and absence of accountability plague its administration.

But the deeper issue goes beyond just one state.

Across the country, Congress leaders have proven they are obsessed with power, not progress. There is no vision for building the nation, no roadmap for growth, no urgency to serve. The party is driven by self-interest, dynastic politics, and survival tactics—not national development.

They don’t inspire. They divide.
They don’t build. They bargain.
They don’t lead. They scheme.

Congress today is a party obsessed with symbolism over substance, power over performance, and dynasty over democracy.

Is Siddaramaiah still leading the state—or merely holding it hostage to his chair?

If Karnataka is the model Congress offers to the country, then India must beware. Because what’s collapsing here today could happen anywhere tomorrow. The people of Karnataka and India deserve better.