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Congress leader Siddaramaiah resigned as Karnataka Chief Minister after a key government meeting in Bengaluru.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has reportedly informed his cabinet colleagues that he will step down after lunch. The breakfast meeting, held Thursday morning, was also attended by Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.

BENGALURU: D K Shivakumar's push to succeed Siddaramaiah gathered momentum after Priyanka Gandhi Vadra intervened, sources said. Shivakumar, despite multiple visits to the national capital in recent months, struggled to get Rahul's ear on the reported arrangement under which he was expected to take over as CM midway through the govt's tenure, sources said.

The Karnataka leadership transition debate has now taken a sharp OBC politics turn, with BJP leader and former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai accusing the Congress of undermining its own social justice narrative by potentially replacing Siddaramaiah, one of the party's tallest OBC leaders. Bommai questioned Rahul Gandhi's commitment to backward class politics, arguing that removing Siddaramaiah midway through his term would damage both the Congress's credibility and the broader INDIA alliance's OBC outreach. The BJP has now begun aggressively framing the possible leadership change as a contradiction to Rahul Gandhi's repeated emphasis on social justice and backward class representation. Congress insiders, meanwhile, are attempting to carefully manage the transition optics, aware that Siddaramaiah's AHINDA coalition of backward classes, Dalits and minorities remains politically crucial in Karnataka.

After Siddaramaiah's exit and DK Shivakumar's rise in Karnataka, questions are emerging over whether Kerala CM VD Satheesan could face similar Congress high-command pressure in future., India News, Times Now

DK Shivakumar praised Siddaramaiah after his resignation as Karnataka CM, highlighted their political partnership, stressed Congress unity, and strongly hinted at continuity ahead of a likely leadership transition., India News, Times Now

In a major leadership shuffle in Karnataka, CM Siddaramaiah is set to resign from his position on Thursday, May 28. 77-year-old Congress veteran is all set to step down to pave the way for Deputy Chief Minister Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah is most likely to resign on Thursday. However, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's absence may trigger a constitutional crisis.

'I have submitted my resignation today after the high command told me earlier to resign,' said Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah said he had consistently stated that he would step down whenever asked to do so by the Congress leadership