Cong issues notice to MLA for backing Shivakumar as Karnataka CM
The Congress State Disciplinary Committee has served a show cause notice to Channagiri MLA Basavaraju V Shivaganga on Sunday. The notice was issued after he stated that Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar would become the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.The statement by Shivaganga has restarted the discussion about a leadership change. This topic was recently put to rest after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserted he would complete his five-year term."After December, DK will become the CM," Shivaganga told reporters in Davangere on Saturday.The notice was issued by Nivedith Alwa, the committeeโs coordinator. Alwa said that Shivaganga's public statements have caused confusion…