Overview
- Rahul Gandhi briefly met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar at Mysuru airport, including a short one-on-one with Shivakumar that renewed rotation chatter.
- Siddaramaiah told reporters speculation about a change of guard was baseless and said any decision rests with the party leadership, though sources said he sought clarity over ongoing confusion.
- Shivakumar posted a cryptic line on X, writing, “Even if the effort fails, the prayer does not fail,” and did not speak to the media after the airport interactions.
- Congress aides, speaking anonymously, said Rahul Gandhi offered no clarification on the chief minister question and privately praised Shivakumar for exercising restraint.
- The BJP criticized Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar for greeting Rahul Gandhi in Mysuru instead of receiving German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Bengaluru, where Minister MB Patil welcomed the visitor.