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Last Updated:November 21, 2025, 14:16 IST
A group of Karnataka Congress MLAs loyal to Shivakumar met party chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday as the Siddaramaiah government completed two and a half years in office
DKS (left) is slated to travel to New Delhi around November 11, while CM Siddaramaiah is expected to be in the capital around November 15. (PTI File)
The issue of leadership change in Karnataka has once again rocked the Congress party, which is reeling from a crushing defeat in the Bihar assembly elections.
A group of Karnataka Congress MLAs loyal to Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar met party chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday as the Siddaramaiah government completed two and a half years in office.
Siddaramaiah has reiterated that the decision on the leadership change will only be taken by the Congress high command, apparently referring to Kharge and the Gandhis.
“Whatever the high command decides, both must listen — and so must D. K. Shivakumar. Everyone should follow what the high command says. I will go ahead and present the budget. Kharge is coming to Bengaluru; I will speak to him. Has the high command said anything till now?" he asked.
How It Started? Who Said What?
Siddaramaiah has dismissed any talks of a change of guard in Karnataka and said only the cabinet reshuffle is on the cards. “Only after it was said that the cabinet can be reshuffled after two and a half years, the issue of changing the Chief Minister has come to the fore. The party leaders need to take a decision on the cabinet reshuffle. There are a total of 34 ministerial posts, out of which two posts are vacant. These vacant ministerial positions will be filled during the cabinet reshuffle," he said.
MLAs loyal to Shivakumar — Gubbi MLA Srinivas, Sringeri MLA T D Rajegowda, Kunigal MLA H. D. Ranganath, Anekal MLA B. Shivanna, Kudachi MLA Mahendra Kallappa Tammannavar, Hoskote MLA Sharat Bachhe Gowda, Nelamangala MLA N. Srinivas, Mandya MLA Ravikumar Gowda, and a couple of MLCs, are currently in Delhi. They met Kharge on Thursday night.
Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter --twitter.com/saurabhkverma19
Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter --twitter.com/saurabhkverma19
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November 21, 2025, 14:16 IST
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