Karnataka Budget 2026 outlines student wellbeing measures including counsellors in schools, infrastructure upgrades and new Karnataka Public Schools, alongside a proposal to restrict social media access for minors.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will meet Deputy CM DK Shivakumar for a breakfast interaction on Tuesday. The outreach is seen as part of the Congress high command’s efforts to quieten leadership tensions as the state heads into its legislature session.
Karnataka’s leadership debate has erupted once again, even as Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar shared a conciliatory breakfast and vowed unity. This piece breaks down why the chief ministership question keeps resurfacing, and what it means for Congress ahead of 2028.
CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar met over breakfast in Bengaluru and dismissed talk of a rift. Both said they will follow the party high command’s decision, even as the BJP claimed the meeting reflects deep internal tension in Karnataka’s ruling Congress.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar sat down for an idli-sambar breakfast on Saturday in a bid to ease tensions ahead of the Congress high command’s verdict. With both camps lobbying hard, the meeting offered a rare pause as Delhi prepares to make the final call.
DK Shivakumar downplayed talk of a leadership change in Karnataka, saying he would not “embarrass or weaken” the Congress. He recalled past public support, stressed collective leadership, and urged a focus on the 2028–29 elections.
DK Shivakumar on Wednesday hinted that his six-year tenure as Karnataka Congress president may be nearing its end. He told party workers that while others should get a chance, he will remain in the organisation’s core and frontline leadership.
Amid speculation about a power tussle, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said that he will go along with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, adding he has no other option but to support him on high command orders.
“Our Government stands firm in its resolve to enact the Rohith Vemula Act in Karnataka – to ensure no student faces discrimination based on caste, class, or religion, the Karnataka CM wrote in a post on X.
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah and other accused, including his wife Parvathi BM, on an appeal to transfer the MUDA investigation to the CBI.
