Siddaramaiah is greeted by DK Shivakumar during a breakfast meeting in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Barely an hour after handing in his resignation as chief minister at Lok Bhavan Thursday, Siddaramaiah insisted that his political career is far from over, a signal that could impact political equations and weigh heavily on his successor.Invoking his socialist roots and…
BENGALURU: Unlike his combative political image and reputation for taking on rivals head-on, Siddaramaiah’s exit as chief minister unfolded with unusual calm, restraint and political maturity, surprising critics and close associates alike.The 77-year-old maintained a dignified silence in public after returning from New Delhi on Tuesday night following meetings with the Congress high command. There…
Last Updated:May 29, 2026, 10:35 IST Karnataka has 34 cabinet positions, including the chief minister’s post. Three berths are currently vacant following two resignations and the death of a minister. DK Shivakumar is likely to replace Siddaramaiah as the CM. Karnataka Leadership Change: Drawing paralleles with the Congress-led UDF experiment in Kerala, the Congress high…
Last Updated:May 28, 2026, 13:01 IST Turns out the long wait has finally paid off, as Shivakumar is set to assume the post of Karnataka Chief Minister after Siddaramaiah announced he would step down from the top post Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with his deputy DK Shivakumar | File Image With doors now open for…
Work on installing chains for the crest gates of the Tungabhadra Dam in Munirabad, Koppal taluk, is progressing rapidly Munirabad (Koppal): Work on installing chains for the crest gates of the Tungabhadra dam — a key component of the reservoir’s safety and modernisation — is progressing rapidly and is likely to be completed between June…
File picture of Veerendra Patil Bengaluru: As Karnataka stands on the brink of another high-stakes political transition, an uncomfortable question is beginning to trouble Congress brass in Delhi: Is Rahul Gandhi at risk of repeating a political miscalculation that disrupted the party’s social base in the state more than three decades ago?In 1990, the abrupt…
In the last six months, Siddaramaiah, who resigned as Karnataka Chief Minister on Thursday, had said more than once that he would step down from the post if Rahul Gandhi asked him to. After all, Gandhi was one of his biggest backers in the Congress. The Leader of Opposition is known to respect his political…
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar sharing a ug during the breakfast meeting in Bengaluru on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI Though the Siddaramaiah and the D.K. Shivakumar-led factions within the Congress in the State, the bonhomie they sported in public never let up. Even on Tuesday, when both were in the…
For years, DK Shivakumar remained one of the Congress party’s most influential power brokers in Karnataka, operating largely behind the scenes during political crises and election battles. Now, after decades in organisational politics and years of speculation around a leadership transition, he is finally set to move to centre stage as Karnataka’s next Chief Minister….
Siddaramaiah is set for an eventful day in New Delhi on Friday, a day after he resigned as Karnataka Chief Minister. His deputy DK Shivakumar is widely expected to take over as the new Chief Minister, but whether Siddaramaiah himself remains in state politics or transitions to national politics is likely to dominate discussions within…
