Overview
- Representatives of Ahinda organisations in Mysuru on Oct. 29 posted letters and displayed postcards urging Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge to confirm Siddaramaiah for a five‑year term.
- Hundreds gathered at Ramaswamy Circle carrying posters of the chief minister and calling for an end to speculation over a leadership change.
- The appeal was signed by leaders from the Karnataka State Backward Classes Awareness Forum and community groups including Kumbara, Madivala, Uppara, Dalit Mahasabha and Dalit Sangharsha Samithi.
- Supporters argued Siddaramaiah led Congress to 135 seats in 2023 and warned of statewide protests and electoral fallout if he is replaced, framing these as positions of Ahinda groups.
- Karnataka ministers G. Parameshwara, Ramalinga Reddy and M.C. Sudhakar declined to back any shift, stressing deference to the AICC, and there was no public response from the national leadership.