A truce has been called, albeit temporarily, between Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on the instructions of the Congress high command, bringing to an end another round of infighting in the state unit of the Grand Old Party. Karnataka is among the three states where the Congress is still in power, a far cry from its pan-India dominance of earlier times, and it is important that the party retain its footprint in the southern state where the BJP is a formidable force. Assembly elections are due there in 2028, and the saffron party is chomping at the bit to reassume power in its only southern stronghold. The power struggle between Siddaramaiah........

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