Overview
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reached New Delhi to meet AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Siddaramaiah said the Congress high command will decide on a cabinet reshuffle, noting the AICC raised the idea four to five months ago as the government nears the November 20 mid‑term mark.
- Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar publicly ruled out a reshuffle even as his camp stayed active in the capital, with reports of recent consultations and his brother D.K. Suresh monitoring developments.
- Several Congress MLAs openly lobbied for ministerial berths, stating their claims to party leaders and expressing confidence about a possible expansion.
- BJP leader R. Ashoka questioned the flurry of Delhi meetings and accused the government of neglecting issues such as sugarcane pricing, rain‑damage compensation and rising human‑wildlife conflict.