Overview

• Siddaramaiah said he will serve the entire five-year term and signaled continuity by noting he expects to perform the Mysuru Dasara Pushparchana next year.
• Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar told party leaders to refrain from statements on a change of guard and asked the KPCC to issue notices to violators.
• Several Congress figures, including MLA H D Ranganath and former MP L R Shivarame Gowda, publicly lauded Shivakumar and suggested he should lead in the future, with some pointing to November as a possible window.
• Reports of a rotational chief ministership remain unconfirmed, though past media accounts cite unnamed leaders who privately described a power-sharing understanding.
• The party leadership has previously deployed Randeep Singh Surjewala and issued warnings or show-cause notices to quell public speculation, and Siddaramaiah has dismissed opposition forecasts of a takeover.