Overview
- Siddaramaiah said his conversation with Rahul Gandhi was about the Congress’s Bihar setback and that there was no discussion on a Karnataka cabinet reshuffle.
- Party sources indicated the chief minister was advised to take any reshuffle proposal to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and is expected to see him on Monday.
- D.K. Shivakumar was also in New Delhi, keeping leadership speculation alive even as he declined to comment publicly on a reshuffle.
- Congress legislators have begun lobbying for ministerial berths, with several MLAs cited by party sources as contenders ahead of any potential changes.
- One outlet reported Siddaramaiah had received a green signal to induct 10–12 new faces under a Kamaraj-style revamp, a claim not confirmed by other reports or by the chief minister.