NCP leaders in Maharashtra's Madha constituency want party president Sharad Pawar to contest in the 2024 parliamentary elections, but Pawar has not responded to the demand. Pawar was an MP from Madha from 2009 to 2014. The constituency is currently held by BJP's Ranjitsinh Naik Nimbalkar.
There were several reports that there was a power-sharing agreement between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, though Congress officially did not confirm it.
While no reason has been ascribed for their resignations, the development comes a fortnight after the ad-hoc body had sought the removal of member and former chief Baljit Singh Daduwal and general secretary Gurvinder Singh Dhamija for allegedly using indecent language in a gurdwara.