The power tussle between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar (DKS), a watchful Kharge, and restless regional satraps has pushed the Congress high command to its toughest test, again – to settle the power equations in Karnataka.

Analysts instead blame criminal gangs for the kidnapping of more than 250 schoolchildren last week. 

​Analysts instead blame criminal gangs for the kidnapping of more than 250 schoolchildren last week.  

The case caught eyeballs last month after the Allahabad High Court pulled up the Bareilly Police and ordered them to find Pradeep within four weeks.