Overview
- Rahul Gandhi held short, separate and joint conversations with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D. K. Shivakumar at Mysuru airport, with partial videos circulating online.
- Soon after, Shivakumar posted, "Even if the effort fails, the prayer does not fail," prompting fresh speculation about a leadership change and a midterm rotation that the party has not confirmed.
- Siddaramaiah told reporters there is no crisis in the party and said both leaders will abide by whatever the Congress high command decides.
- On Wednesday, Shivakumar said Rahul Gandhi conveyed no special message beyond asking the government to keep working and discuss planned MGNREGA outreach, distancing his post from the meeting.
- The BJP criticised the CM and his deputy for greeting Rahul Gandhi instead of personally receiving German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Bengaluru, who was welcomed by industry minister M. B. Patil and visited IISc and Bosch.