Siddaramaiah submits his resignation from the post of Karnataka Chief Minister to the secretary of Governor Thawarchand Gehlot, in Bengaluru on May 28, 2026.
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The Karnataka Congress Legislature Party (CLP) has called for a meeting on May 30 at 4 pm amid ongoing efforts to formalise the leadership transition in the State following the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.According to a letter issued by CLP Secretary Allamaprabhu Patil on May 29, the meeting will be held at the 'Sammelana Sabhangana' (conference hall), Room No 334, on the third floor of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru.The meeting will be chaired by Mr. Siddaramaiah in his capacity as leader of the Congress Legislature Party.The letter stated that Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar, AICC General Secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala, Leader of the House in the Legislative Council N.S. Boseraju, and all working presidents of the party will be present at the meeting."Therefore, I have been directed by the Leader of the Legislature Party to request your mandatory presence, and participation in this meeting without fail," stated the letter addressed to all Congress legislators.The meeting assumes significance as the Congress prepares to elect a new legislature party leader, and pave the way for the formation of a new government.Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar is widely expected to be chosen as the next Chief Minister following Mr. Siddaramaiah's resignation.The CLP meeting comes after Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot accepted Mr. Siddaramaiah's resignation, and dissolved the Council of Ministers with immediate effect. Mr. Siddaramaiah has been asked to continue as Chief Minister until alternative arrangements are made.Kolar district seeks 3 ministerial positionsAmid the leadership transition, lobbying for ministerial positions has intensified within the Congress. Seven Congress leaders from Kolar district, including three MLAs and two MLCs, submitted a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge seeking three ministerial berths for the district in the new cabinet. The leaders demanded a ministerial post for Bangarpet MLA S.N. Narayanaswamy under the Scheduled Caste (Right) category, and cabinet positions for Malur MLA K.Y. Nanje Gowda, and Kolar MLA Kothur G. Manjunath under the general category. The signatories include MLAs S.N. Narayanaswamy, K.Y. Nanje Gowda, and Kothur G. Manjunath, MLCs Naseer Ahmed and Anil Kumar, former Mulbagal Assembly candidate V. Adinarayana, and former District Congress Committee president K. Chandra Reddy.Speculation over the possible role of senior Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi in the new dispensation has intensified. Political circles are abuzz with discussions that Mr. Jarkiholi could be considered either for the post of Deputy Chief Minister or for the position of KPCC president. Published - May 29, 2026 01:45 pm IST
