Overview
- Sharing a stage in Hassan, DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah traded veiled barbs, signaling that recent displays of unity have not ended the rift.
- Shivakumar urged party workers to "prepare for a change in the state in coming days," a line widely read as a hint at a mid‑term shift.
- The appeal followed choreographed breakfast meetings between the two leaders arranged by the Congress leadership to project cohesion.
- Days earlier, Shivakumar posted on X about keeping one’s word, and Siddaramaiah countered by stressing that his government delivers on promises.
- Media reports continue to reference an alleged two‑and‑a‑half‑year power‑sharing understanding said to have reached its midpoint in October, while party leaders have not announced any decision and some observers see Shivakumar’s phrasing as frustration rather than a demand for the top post.