Overview

• All ministers have been called to a 7 p.m. dinner at the CM’s Cauvery residence in Bengaluru on Monday, with sources linking the meeting to reshuffle groundwork.
• Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar has publicly denied any imminent cabinet move, yet he cancelled his day’s programmes, and party sources say he may attend with Randeep Surjewala.
• Multiple reports indicate Siddaramaiah has discussed replacing roughly half the cabinet, including dropping about 15 ministers, to mark the government’s halfway point.
• Party insiders name B. Nagendra and K. N. Rajanna as potential re-inductions, though any selections remain unconfirmed pending the high command’s call.
• Sources say the CM seeks to assert authority and ready colleagues for portfolio changes and to address issues raised by the State Contractors’ Association, as the BJP alleges the dinner is tied to Bihar poll funding.