Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Sunday implied that he also remains in the Chief Ministerial race amid speculations regarding a change of leadership in the state.

It is no secret that demands for a CM from the Dalit community have surfaced multiple times within the Congress.

When asked about the repeated meetings of Congress leaders from the Dalit community, including him, and Karnataka Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Satish Jarkiholi, Parameshwara said, “Dalits have been asking for the CM post for a long time.”

“Will it happen because we met?” he asked.

Parameshwara’s remarks come in the backdrop of a dinner recently hosted by Jarkiholi for leaders from the Dalit community at his residence.

“We had dinner together at Satish Jarkiholi’s (house). Is that wrong? We also

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