Overview

• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah declared that there is no vacancy for his post and vowed to serve the full five-year term.
• Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar denied any intention to replace Siddaramaiah and said no Cabinet reshuffle or power-sharing deal is on the agenda.
• AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala and party president Mallikarjun Kharge publicly ruled out any discussion of a rotational chief minister arrangement.
• The joint Delhi visits by Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar to meet central ministers and party chiefs briefly fueled swap rumors before both leaders moved to quash them.
• Karnataka Congress officials have closed the leadership debate and will await any directive from the high command before revisiting the issue.