A day before, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had expressed his wish to be the CM again.m
And now the current CM HD Kumaraswamy has commented that it is possible for anyone.
On Saturday, Kumaraswamy told media, “Anybody can become a Chief Minister in this democracy. It is a democratic system.”
Meanwhile, Siddaramaiah has clarified his “CM again”comment.
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Making it clear that he had no intention of unsettling the present government in the state, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday explained that his comment on becoming Chief Minister again “with the people ’s blessing,” was made in reference to the next assembly elections.
Responding to a query by reporters in the city on his statement in Hassan that had created a flurry in political circles, he clarified, “The people there had a few demands. So I told them that we would win the next assembly elections and come back to power and fulfill them. Can I tell them that our party will not come to power?”
When asked when the next election would be, he shot back, “The next election will obviously be held after five years. The term of this government has to be completed, right? How can it happen before then?” And what about him becoming Chief Minister again? Siddaramaiah brushed aside the question, saying, “(It will happen) when the people bless me.”
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