Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar met senior Congress leaders in New Delhi and declined to reveal details, saying "time will answer everything."
- He attended a meeting at Mallikarjun Kharge’s 10 Rajaji Marg residence as an observer for the Assam elections, with Rahul Gandhi present.
- Shivakumar asked the media not to overstate his visit, calling it routine party and government work, and refused to confirm specific discussions.
- His trip followed the cancellation of a planned visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, intensifying speculation about a possible change of guard.
- Reports point to unresolved differences over an alleged power‑sharing understanding disputed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, with earlier central-facilitated talks failing to produce a breakthrough.