US Edition‘No Difference Between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar’: Karnataka CM, Dy CM Put up United Face After Breakfast Meet
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM Shivakumar deny leadership rift and pledge loyalty to Congress high command while focusing on 2028 election strategy.
- On November 29, 2025, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hosted Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar for breakfast at Siddaramaiah's home in Kaveri, Bengaluru, presenting a united front after the meeting.
- The rivalry over a promised rotation after two and a half years intensified after November 20, 2025, leading the Congress high command to ask Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar to hold talks.
- Both leaders said they would follow the high command's directives and commit to the 2028 assembly elections under Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi's leadership.
- BJP warned of a possible no-confidence motion if the power struggle persists, while JDU MLA Nikhil Kumaraswamy mocked the meeting as symbolic, insisting Congress remains divided.
- DK Shivakumar said MPs must raise state issues in the Parliament Winter Session and urged support for sugarcane and maize, while the state legislature session is set for December 8.
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Jaipur: Amid persistent speculations of a rift within the Congress government in Karnataka, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday asserted that the party remains united under the leadership of Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi. His remarks came on a day when Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar — often seen as political rivals — shared breakfast in Bengaluru, signalling a thaw. Asked…
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Clarion IndiaKarnataka: CM, Dy CM pledge unity, say they will honour high command’s wishes over leadership issue
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar publicly displayed unity after a breakfast meeting, pledging to work together and ending confusion. The AICC leadership brokered the truce, with both leaders agreeing to follow the high command's guidance and focus on strengthening the party for future elections.
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