<h1>Power-Sharing Rift Deepens as Leaders Spar Over Midterm Chief Minister Change and Demand Clarity Before Session</h1> Internal leadership tensions in the ruling party in Karnataka continue over a possible change of Chief Minister midway through the five-year term, allegedly based on an informal power-sharing understanding between senior leaders. The Chief Minister has placed responsibility on the party's central leadership to resolve the issue, while the Deputy Chief Minister has referred to a confidential agreement among a small group of leaders but declined public comment. A key adviser insists the Chief Minister was elected for a full term by the legislature party and cannot be easily replaced absent a formal decision, disputing any fixed 2.5-year arrangement. Opposition leaders demand clarity before the upcoming legislative session.