Overview
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi, but the discussion on Karnataka’s cabinet exercise remained inconclusive with another round expected later this month.
- Siddaramaiah said the Congress high command will decide on any rejig, noting the government reaches the two-and-a-half-year mark on November 20.
- Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar downplayed his own meeting with Kharge as routine party work, while he is reported to oppose a full reshuffle though not the filling of vacant slots.
- Multiple Congress MLAs publicly pitched for ministerial berths as two cabinet positions remain open after B. Nagendra resigned and K.N. Rajanna was dropped.
- BJP leader R. Ashoka questioned the Delhi meetings and alleged the ruling party is focused on power maneuvers rather than issues such as sugarcane pricing, compensation for rain damage, and wildlife incidents.