Karnataka politics LIVE: All eyes on CM Siddaramaiah’s breakfast meeting with Cabinet colleagues today

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seen at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on May 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar

Amid fast-paced developments in Karnataka, all eyes are now on the breakfast meeting today (May 28, 2026) being hosted by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who has been asked by the Congress high command to move to the Rajya Sabha, thus paving the way for a leadership change.

Congress sources also indicated that the Congress Legislative Party meeting, where the likely successor of Mr. Siddaramaiah could be named or elected, is likely to be held on Friday (May 29, 2026).

It is being speculated that the Chief Minister would announce his decision post the breakfast meeting. There is an indication that he might meet the Governor later in the day. AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka, Randeep Singh Surjewala, and party general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal are also expected to reach Bengaluru to oversee the transition.

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May 28, 2026 06:17
What has CM Siddaramaiah said amid talk of power transition?
In his first interaction with the media after his New Delhi visit, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, refused to entertain pointed questions on leadership change in the State. In a one-liner, he said on Wednesday (May 27, 2026), “I will speak tomorrow.” He is to hold a breakfast meeting with his Cabinet colleagues on Thursday (May 28) after which he is expected to announce his decision.
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May 28, 2026 06:16
Karnataka will go to mid-term polls, says BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra
BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra has asserted that Karnataka is headed for mid-term elections, regardless of who succeeds Siddaramaiah as Chief Minister in the ongoing Congress power struggle.
Speaking to the media in Shivamogga on Wednesday (May 27), Mr. Vijayendra said the Congress high command’s marathon meeting in Delhi, which culminated in a directive to Mr. Siddaramaiah to step down, was itself an admission of the government’s failure.
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