Bengaluru: Badly bruised in Bihar, the Congress high command would now want to exercise greater caution in deciding the way forward in Karnataka where the party has its strongest government.

One reading of the situation is that the Bihar verdict could help Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who belongs to the backward Kuruba (shepherd) community, to stay on even as his deputy DK Shivakumar is waiting at the door.

However slow, the high command must eventually address the Karnataka situation: Siddaramaiah pushing for a Cabinet reshuffle with him continuing at the helm while Shivakumar wanting his fate decided first.

Some in political circles are recalling what transpired in Rajasthan when Congress was in power - the power tussle between then Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pi

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