Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to resign on May 28, Thursday
Siddaramaiah has sought an appointment with Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot.
With Shivakumar, a Vokkaliga strongman from Old Mysore, likely to occupy the Chief Minister’s chair, the Congress may look at appointing a fresh face as the second in command in the State Cabinet.
The Congress leadership in a crucial meeting in Delhi yesterday (May 26th) said that the party now needed him in Delhi as one of its most prominent OBC faces, particularly at a time when Rahul Gandhi has aggressively sharpened the Congress’s social justice and caste census pitch across the country.
The AICC president Malikarjun Kharge is the Dalit face - also from Karnataka.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is the frontrunner to replace him and he is waiting for long. Assembly elections in Karnataka are due by April-May 2028.
In another significant development, Siddaramaiah is also expected to host a breakfast meeting for the entire Karnataka cabinet at his Bengaluru residence on Thursday morning. The move has intensified political buzz over an imminent leadership change in the Congress-ruled state.
Congress general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Surjewala is also scheduled to arrive in Bengaluru on Thursday amid the rapidly evolving political developments.
Sources said Surjewala is likely to hold consultations with senior Congress leaders in Karnataka as the party leadership works to manage the transition and prevent factional tensions from escalating.
As KPCC chief, Shivakumar played a central role in rebuilding the Congress after its 2019 collapse, spearheading the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka and leading the party’s successful 2023 Assembly campaign.
The organisational position will now become important.
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