Overview

• At a Bengaluru dinner, the chief minister reportedly told senior ministers to be mentally prepared for a reshuffle likely in late November or early December and to take on greater organisational roles.
• According to party sources, he has sought permission to proceed after the Bihar elections, with the possible removal of about 10–12 ministers contingent on final approval.
• The Congress leadership has completed a performance review and is said to have indicated that inducting new faces has become necessary as the government reaches its midterm point.
• He asked ministers to oversee the party’s Bihar effort and to start groundwork for local body polls, including the Greater Bengaluru Authority, zilla panchayat and taluk panchayat elections.
• Publicly, Siddaramaiah said the chief minister’s post requires majority MLA support along with the high command’s blessing, while some ministers insisted the dinner focused on elections rather than a reshuffle.