There has been a protracted, but mostly muted, struggle between factions loyal to Shivakumar and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over power-sharing, both in the state government and the Karnataka Congress, ever since the party won the 2023 Assembly election in the state.
Six Naxalites surrendered in Bengaluru on Wednesday in the presence of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Home Minister G Parameshwara, and senior police officials.
He was replying to questions on the potential political motive behind Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's dinner meet while the Deputy CM was out of the country.
After Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah rejected the BJP's demand for the resignation of Minister Priyank Kharge, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday said that Siddaramaiah himself is under the "scanner" how can he tell others to resign.
The Karnataka Minister Zameer Khan said, "Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the Hampi Utsav on February 28, followed by programs on March 1 and 2. The festival will conclude on March 2."
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has rejected the BJP's demand for the resignation of Minister Priyank Kharge in connection with the suicide of a contractor. He described the demand as an allegation driven by political hatred.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday inaugurated a 371-bed facility of the Jayadeva hospital in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, highlighting it as an important facility for the healthcare system in Kalyan Karnataka.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has slammed the BJP's support for party leader CT Ravi, who is facing allegations of using derogatory language against Karnataka Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar.
CT Ravi said that if Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is taking Anwar Manippady's allegations against BJP State President BY Vijayendra seriously, he should launch an inquiry into the matter.
Vijayendra reacted after Siddaramaiah, in a post on X, alleged that the BJP leader tried to bribe Anwar Manippady, the former Minority Commission Chairman with Rs 150 crore to suppress investigations into Waqf property encroachments.