Conflicting claims keep suspense over change of guard in Karnataka alive
This story was originally published at 23:02 IST on 27 May 2026
Register to read our real-time news.Informist, Wednesday, May 27, 2026
NEW DELHI – Conflicting voices from the Indian National Congress on whether Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will step down kept the suspense alive Wednesday. While senior Karnataka legislator R.V. Deshpande said Siddaramaiah had told him that he had decided to resign, state Industries Minister M.B. Patil said the question does not arise.
Separately, Randeep Surjewala, All India Congress Committee general secretary in charge of Karnataka, said no meeting of the Congress Legislature Party in the state has been called and no final decision on the chief minister's position has been made. He asked the media to desist from speculating on the matter.
Deshpande, who met Siddaramaiah at his residence in Bengaluru, said that when some legislators insisted he should not quit, the chief minister replied that he had given his word to the party leadership and would stand by it. "I was with the chief minister. He said he has decided to resign. I did not question him about why he was resigning. We tried to persuade him to continue," Deshpande told reporters.
However, Minister Patil later said there is "no such question arising".
Meanwhile, some media reports said Siddaramaiah has sought an appointment with Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot Thursday. Siddaramaiah is also slated to hold a breakfast meeting with members of the state Cabinet Thursday.
Speculation has been rife since Siddaramaiah and his deputy, D.K. Shivakumar, the contender for the top post, came to New Delhi and held a six-hour-long meeting with the Congress leadership Tuesday. End
Reported by Asim Khan
Edited by Rajeev Pai
For users of real-time market data terminals, Informist news is available exclusively on the NSE Cogencis WorkStation.
Cogencis news is now Informist news. This follows the acquisition of Cogencis Information Services Ltd. by NSE Data & Analytics Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. As a part of the transaction, the news department of Cogencis has been sold to Informist Media Pvt. Ltd.
Informist Media Tel +91 (22) 6985-4000 /+91 (11) 4220-1000
Send comments to feedback@informistmedia.com
© Informist Media Pvt. Ltd. 2026. All rights reserved.
To read more please subscribe
Share this Story:
