Days after leadership tussle between the South Indian leaders of Congress party and two years before the Karnataka Assembly elections, Siddaramaiah has announced his resignation from the Chief Minister's post. This comes as Siddaramaiah met Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and other MLAs during a breakfast meeting in Bengaluru. He reportedly told ministers that the Congress high command wants him to shift to national politics. However, just a few minutes ago, news agency PTI quoted Lok Bhavan official and said that Siddaramaiah hasn't sought time to meet Governor yet. The development comes amid strong speculations that Siddaramaiah will pave the way for the Deputy Chief Minister DKS to take over the reins of Karnataka. However, it was also reported that Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot is not in the town and Siddaramaiah &nbsp;might have to wait for tendering his resignation.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/siddaramaiah-to-step-down-as-karnataka-cm-offered-rajya-sabha-berth-report-1779812866127">Siddaramaiah to step down as Karnataka CM, offered Rajya Sabha berth: Report</a>&nbsp;As Siddaramaiah hosted breakfast for cabinet colleagues, his office released a few pictures. In them, Siddaramaiah is seen hugging Shivakumar and DKS is is seen touching the feet of the CM. Soon after the announcement, the official handle of Karnataka Congress posted a message along with the pictures of the two leaders saying: “That day, this day, forever… Unity is our strength! Public service is our eternal commitment!”

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><a href="https://x.com/hashtag/Karnataka?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Karnataka</a> CM Siddaramaiah meets his Cabinet colleagues before resigning as CM.<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/Siddaramaiah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Siddaramaiah</a> likely to tender his resignation around 3 PM. <a href="https://t.co/50NcBmQKNL">pic.twitter.com/50NcBmQKNL</a>&mdash; Dr Velamur Govindarajan (@Govindarajan67) <a href="https://x.com/Govindarajan67/status/2059872368340943077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Siddaramaiah has announced his resignation as Karnataka Chief Minister during a breakfast meeting with Cabinet colleagues. He told ministers that the Indian National Congress high command wants him to shift to national politics

Days after leadership tussle between the South Indian leaders of Congress party and two years before the Karnataka Assembly elections, Siddaramaiah has announced his resignation from the Chief Minister's post. This comes as Siddaramaiah met Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and other MLAs during a breakfast meeting in Bengaluru. He reportedly told ministers that the Congress high command wants him to shift to national politics. However, just a few minutes ago, news agency PTI quoted Lok Bhavan official and said that Siddaramaiah hasn't sought time to meet Governor yet. The development comes amid strong speculations that Siddaramaiah will pave the way for the Deputy Chief Minister DKS to take over the reins of Karnataka. However, it was also reported that Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot is not in the town and Siddaramaiah might have to wait for tendering his resignation. Also Read: Siddaramaiah to step down as Karnataka CM, offered Rajya Sabha berth: Report As Siddaramaiah hosted breakfast for cabinet colleagues, his office released a few pictures. In them, Siddaramaiah is seen hugging Shivakumar and DKS is is seen touching the feet of the CM. Soon after the announcement, the official handle of Karnataka Congress posted a message along with the pictures of the two leaders saying: “That day, this day, forever… Unity is our strength! Public service is our eternal commitment!”

Siddaramaiah has announced his resignation as Karnataka Chief Minister during a breakfast meeting with Cabinet colleagues. He told ministers that the Indian National Congress high command wants him to shift to national politics

Siddaramaiah announces his resignation as Karnataka CM to cabinet in breakfast meet; no time sought with Governor

The ongoing high-voltage political drama in Karnataka is likely to culminate on Monday with Congress-JD (S) coalition government schedule to face the crucial floor test in the Assembly.

Tension in both the camps ie&nbsp;JD(S)-Congress and the BJP, is apparently at its peak with leaders pulling up their socks and making all-out efforts to fetch numbers.

In pursuit, both BJP and Congress leaders simultaneously held legislative party meetings in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Also, ahead of the trust vote, the BJP is scheduled to convene another parliamentary party meeting on Monday morning.

In a seemingly last-ditch attempt to persuade rebel MLAs, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday appealed them to attend the Assembly Session and explain how the BJP allegedly sabotaged democratic edifice and "destroyed its sanctity".

With Karnataka Assembly scheduled to take confidence motion on Monday, all eyes are now stuck on the proceedings of the day particularly in the backdrop of BJP alleging the Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar of dragging his feet on the floor test.

On Friday, the Assembly failed to meet two deadlines set by Governor Vajubhai Vala to complete the trust vote.

After which, Chief Minister Kumaraswamy moved the Supreme Court challenging the Governor's directive to the government saying it was in violation of well-settled law laid down by the court.

On the other hand, two independent Karnataka MLAs on Sunday moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to conclude a floor test in the state Assembly on Monday before 5 pm.

Earlier giving a twist to the political stalemate in Karnataka, the Supreme Court had on July 12 ordered a status quo until July 16 on a plea filed by 10 dissident MLAs of Congress and JD (S) seeking a direction to the Assembly Speaker to accept their resignation and not proceed with the applications for their disqualification.

Afterwards, the Supreme Court on July 17 held that the 15 rebel Karnataka Congress-JD(S) MLAs cannot be compelled to participate in the trust vote in the Assembly.

The 13-month-old Congress-JDS government slumped into a minority earlier this month following the resignation of several dissident MLAs. Sixteen MLAs from the ruling coalition including thirteen Congress and three JD(S) MLAs have resigned.

The state Assembly has 225 members, including one nominated MLA.

The halfway mark in the 225-member Assembly is 113.&nbsp;

The ongoing high-voltage political drama in Karnataka is likely to culminate on Monday with Congress-JD (S) coalition government schedule to face the crucial floor test in the Assembly.

The ongoing high-voltage political drama in Karnataka is likely to culminate on Monday with Congress-JD (S) coalition government schedule to face the crucial floor test in the Assembly. Tension in both the camps ie JD(S)-Congress and the BJP, is apparently at its peak with leaders pulling up their socks and making all-out efforts to fetch numbers. In pursuit, both BJP and Congress leaders simultaneously held legislative party meetings in Bengaluru on Sunday. Also, ahead of the trust vote, the BJP is scheduled to convene another parliamentary party meeting on Monday morning. In a seemingly last-ditch attempt to persuade rebel MLAs, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday appealed them to attend the Assembly Session and explain how the BJP allegedly sabotaged democratic edifice and "destroyed its sanctity". With Karnataka Assembly scheduled to take confidence motion on Monday, all eyes are now stuck on the proceedings of the day particularly in the backdrop of BJP alleging the Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar of dragging his feet on the floor test. On Friday, the Assembly failed to meet two deadlines set by Governor Vajubhai Vala to complete the trust vote. After which, Chief Minister Kumaraswamy moved the Supreme Court challenging the Governor's directive to the government saying it was in violation of well-settled law laid down by the court. On the other hand, two independent Karnataka MLAs on Sunday moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to conclude a floor test in the state Assembly on Monday before 5 pm. Earlier giving a twist to the political stalemate in Karnataka, the Supreme Court had on July 12 ordered a status quo until July 16 on a plea filed by 10 dissident MLAs of Congress and JD (S) seeking a direction to the Assembly Speaker to accept their resignation and not proceed with the applications for their disqualification. Afterwards, the Supreme Court on July 17 held that the 15 rebel Karnataka Congress-JD(S) MLAs cannot be compelled to participate in the trust vote in the Assembly. The 13-month-old Congress-JDS government slumped into a minority earlier this month following the resignation of several dissident MLAs. Sixteen MLAs from the ruling coalition including thirteen Congress and three JD(S) MLAs have resigned. The state Assembly has 225 members, including one nominated MLA. The halfway mark in the 225-member Assembly is 113.

After missing two deadlines, Karnataka gears up for trust vote again

All the ministers belonging to Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) put in their papers on Monday.

Earlier, 21 Congress ministers had resigned from the Council of Ministers.

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy leads JDS-Congress coalition government in the state.

"All JD(S) ministers have resigned, like the 21 Congress ministers who had resigned," tweeted the Chief Minister's Office from their official Twitter account.

The CMO said that the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/karnataka-cabinet-to-be-restructured-cm-kumaraswamy-says-government-will-run-smoothly-234008">Council of Ministers would soon be restructured</a>.

"I do not have any kind of anxiety about the present political development. I do not want to discuss anything about politics," Chief Minister Kumaraswamy told media persons.

The current political crisis in the state will be resolved and the government will run smoothly, Kumaraswamy had said earlier in the day.

"The issue will be resolved. Don't worry. This government will run smoothly in the state," Kumaraswamy told reporters.

Earlier today, independent legislator H Nagesh withdrew support from the government and resigned as a minister.

The 13-month-old coalition government in the state slumped into crisis following the resignation of their 11 MLAs from the membership of the state Assembly on June 6.

JDS MLA H Vishwanath, however, had claimed that 14 MLAs have jointly tendered their resignations to Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar.

However, the Speaker is yet to accept their resignations.

All the ministers belonging to Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) put in their papers on Monday. Earlier, 21 Congress ministers had resigned from the Council of Ministers.

All the ministers belonging to Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) put in their papers on Monday. Earlier, 21 Congress ministers had resigned from the Council of Ministers. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy leads JDS-Congress coalition government in the state. "All JD(S) ministers have resigned, like the 21 Congress ministers who had resigned," tweeted the Chief Minister's Office from their official Twitter account. The CMO said that the Council of Ministers would soon be restructured. "I do not have any kind of anxiety about the present political development. I do not want to discuss anything about politics," Chief Minister Kumaraswamy told media persons. The current political crisis in the state will be resolved and the government will run smoothly, Kumaraswamy had said earlier in the day. "The issue will be resolved. Don't worry. This government will run smoothly in the state," Kumaraswamy told reporters. Earlier today, independent legislator H Nagesh withdrew support from the government and resigned as a minister. The 13-month-old coalition government in the state slumped into crisis following the resignation of their 11 MLAs from the membership of the state Assembly on June 6. JDS MLA H Vishwanath, however, had claimed that 14 MLAs have jointly tendered their resignations to Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar. However, the Speaker is yet to accept their resignations.

All Janata Dal (Secular) ministers have resigned: Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy's Office

The Karnataka chief minister has revealed that all JD9S) ministers have indeed resigned from the cabinet. The ministers have resign in the same manner as the 21 ministers of the Congress party. Watch full video to know more.

All JD(S) ministers resign, cabinet reshuffle soon, says H D Kumaraswamy

Amid <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/kumaraswamy-led-govt-in-karnataka-in-trouble-as-11-ruling-party-lawmakers-resign-233558">ongoing political turmoil in Karnataka</a>, state Congress leader DK Shivakumar met JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda at his residence on Sunday.

JD(S) leaders joined HD Revanna, D Kupendra Reddy, HK Kumaraswamy and DC Thammanna also joined the meeting.

The two leaders met at noon, a day after the 13 month-old coalition government of their parties slumped into crisis following the resignation of 11 of their legislators from the membership of the state Assembly.

Responding to the developments, BJP state chief BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday said, "I am going to Tumkur and I will come back at 4 pm. You know about the political developments. Let's wait and see. I do not want to answer to what HD Kumaraswamy and Siddaramaiah say. I am nowhere related to this."

While senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said he wants the alliance government to continue. "We want that this should go on smoothly," he said.

However, JD(S) MLA H Vishwanath on Saturday said that 14 MLAs have jointly tendered resignations to Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar and requested him to accept them.

However, the Speaker has not yet accepted the resignations.After the dramatic turn of events, the state government appears to have fallen into a minority forcing Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who is in the US, to cut short his visit. He is expected to fly back here on Sunday.

Congress leader and former chief minister Siddaramaiah late on Saturday evening held a meeting with the party MLAs where he is believed to have discussed among other things the current political situation in the state.

The meeting took place at his house.The strength of the ruling coalition in Karnataka has come down to 105, which is eight short of the half-way mark of 113.

Congress MLAs Anand Singh and Ramesh Jarkiholi resigned from the government earlier this week.

Those MLAs, who resigned from the Assembly, include BC Patil, H Vishwanath, Narayan Gowda, S Hebbar, Mahesh Kumatalli, Gopalayya, Ramesh Jharkiholi, and Pratap Gowda Patil. The dissident MLAs have reached Mumbai and are staying in Sofitel Hotel.&nbsp;

Amid ongoing political turmoil in Karnataka, state Congress leader DK Shivakumar met JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda at his residence on Sunday. JD(S) leaders joined HD Revanna, D Kupendra Reddy, HK Kumaraswamy and DC Thammanna also joined the meeting.

Amid ongoing political turmoil in Karnataka, state Congress leader DK Shivakumar met JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda at his residence on Sunday. JD(S) leaders joined HD Revanna, D Kupendra Reddy, HK Kumaraswamy and DC Thammanna also joined the meeting. The two leaders met at noon, a day after the 13 month-old coalition government of their parties slumped into crisis following the resignation of 11 of their legislators from the membership of the state Assembly. Responding to the developments, BJP state chief BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday said, "I am going to Tumkur and I will come back at 4 pm. You know about the political developments. Let's wait and see. I do not want to answer to what HD Kumaraswamy and Siddaramaiah say. I am nowhere related to this." While senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said he wants the alliance government to continue. "We want that this should go on smoothly," he said. However, JD(S) MLA H Vishwanath on Saturday said that 14 MLAs have jointly tendered resignations to Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar and requested him to accept them. However, the Speaker has not yet accepted the resignations.After the dramatic turn of events, the state government appears to have fallen into a minority forcing Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who is in the US, to cut short his visit. He is expected to fly back here on Sunday. Congress leader and former chief minister Siddaramaiah late on Saturday evening held a meeting with the party MLAs where he is believed to have discussed among other things the current political situation in the state. The meeting took place at his house.The strength of the ruling coalition in Karnataka has come down to 105, which is eight short of the half-way mark of 113. Congress MLAs Anand Singh and Ramesh Jarkiholi resigned from the government earlier this week. Those MLAs, who resigned from the Assembly, include BC Patil, H Vishwanath, Narayan Gowda, S Hebbar, Mahesh Kumatalli, Gopalayya, Ramesh Jharkiholi, and Pratap Gowda Patil. The dissident MLAs have reached Mumbai and are staying in Sofitel Hotel.

Karnataka: DK Shivakumar, HD Deve Gowda meet amid crisis