“Your media statements in this regard not only embarrass the party but also lead to violation of party discipline. In July, the committee issued a similar notice to the Ramanagara MLA Iqbal Hussain for claiming that Shivakumar would soon become the CM. The statements come in the wake of speculation about an agreement to share power between CM Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar for 2.5 years, which has not been acknowledged by the CM. Story continues below this adPower sharing between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar has been a fracture line in the Congress Government in Karnataka since it came to power in May 2023. “They (BJP) claimed that I would not become a CM for the second time; I have become CM for the second time.