Overview
- A third group of MLAs aligned with D K Shivakumar reached New Delhi to push for a leadership change, according to party sources cited by India Today.
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met Mallikarjun Kharge in Bengaluru and dismissed talk of a change at the top as media-made, saying he will follow whatever the high command decides.
- Kharge told reporters he had nothing to add and that the party’s high command will take any call, even as his Bengaluru residence drew a stream of ministers and legislators.
- Party insiders say Siddaramaiah is seeking a cabinet reshuffle while the Shivakumar camp wants clarity on the chief ministership first, with approval of a reshuffle seen as a signal Siddaramaiah will continue.
- Home Minister G. Parameshwara said he remains in contention if a change is ordered and referenced longstanding calls for a Dalit CM, as the BJP accused the Congress government of stalling governance.