Will Siddaramaiah be CM if Congress wins: 4 scenarios

When Siddaramaiah said he was a front-runner for the post of chief minister and not the chief ministerial candidate, he did manage to create some amount of doubt. The question is who will be the CM in case the Congress manages to win the elections.

There are plenty of scenarios that could pan outpost the elections in case the Congress wins or is in a position to form the government with support from another party.

Scenario one:

If the Congress wins the state with a comfortable majority, then the chances are that Siddaramaiah would be the CM. This is because he is leading the campaign as a sitting CM.

Scenario two:

What if the Congress wins and Siddaramaiah loses one of his seats. Siddaramaiah is contesting from both Chamundeshwari and Badami. In case he loses one of the seats, his opponents within the party (there are many by the way) would cite a moral defeat and not let him take the top post.

Scenario three:

What if the Congress gets a majority and Siddaramaiah wins both seats too? A lot would then depend on the victory of Dr. G Parameshwar from Korategere. He had lost the last elections by a margin of 18,000 votes. In case he wins this time, he could rightfully seek the chair of CM as he is also the president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. A lot would, however, depend then on the high command and also the margin that Parameshwar wins the elections with.

Scenario four:

The Congress falls short and needs the support of the JD(S). In such an event it is without doubt curtains for Siddaramaiah. Deve Gowda's first condition would be to have a government without his former party man, Siddaramaiah.