Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Karnataka Congress Leadership Tussle Intensifies
There's a big argument in the Karnataka Congress party about who should be the Chief Minister.
The current Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, and his deputy, D K Shivakumar, are both trying to lead.
Recently, Shivakumar had a late-night dinner with over 30 Congress leaders, including some ministers and even some expelled BJP members.
This happened after Siddaramaiah had his own dinner with some of his close supporters.
People are speculating about a change in leadership because the government has reached the halfway point of its term.
The high command of the Congress party has been trying to mediate and pause the leadership tussle, especially before an upcoming session in Belagavi.
The main question is whether there will be a change in the Chief Minister's post and when that might happen.
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar hosted a late-night dinner with over 30 Congress legislators, including some ministers and expelled BJP MLAs.
The dinner meeting came amid speculation about a change in the Chief Minister's post as the government reached its halfway mark.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had a separate dinner with his close supporters the day before.
The high command of the Congress party has been mediating the leadership tussle, with breakfast meetings between the CM and Deputy CM.
The upcoming legislature session in Belagavi adds significance to the current leadership discussions.
- Who
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, Congress legislators, Expelled BJP MLAs
- What
- Late-night dinner meeting with 30+ Congress leaders amid a power tussle over the Chief Minister's post
- When
- Late on Thursday night, following a breakfast meeting earlier in the week
- Where
- Karnataka, India
- Why
- To discuss and possibly resolve the ongoing leadership struggle within the Congress party
- Key Figures
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, Congress legislators, Expelled BJP MLAs
- Event
- Late-night dinner meeting with 30+ Congress leaders
- Attendees
- Ministers K H Muniyappa, Mankal Vaidya, Dr M C Sudhakar, MLAs N A Haris, Ramesh Bandisiddegowda, H C Balakrishna, Ganesh Hukkeri, Darshan Dhruvanarayana, Ashok Kumar Rai, K Y Nanjegowda, Expelled BJP MLAs ST Somashekhar, Shivaram Hebbar
- Context
- Ongoing power tussle over the Chief Minister's post
- Significance
- Speculation about a change in chief minister as the government reached its halfway mark
- High Command Involvement
- Breakfast meetings between CM and Deputy CM to pause leadership tussle
- Belagavi Session
- Upcoming legislature session in Belagavi
Sources
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