Karnataka Congress MLA Basavaraj Shivaganga backed Deputy CM DK Shivakumar for the CM post, a day after MLA Iqbal Hussain said that Shivakumar "would become CM 200 per cent". Shivaganga hinted towards a leadership change in the state in December and said, "If our leader becomes CM, it’s as good as me becoming one. Let’s discuss this again after December."