Siddaramaiah

As per the documents cited in the report, the administration has conferred Minister of State (MoS) status on 54 more individuals, intensifying a debate over fiscal prudence and governance priorities.

Siddaramaiah says Metro fares are fixed by a Union government-appointed committee, blames BJP for misleading commuters, and urges Centre to rationalise fares for daily travellers, students and low-income groups

CM points to Karnataka’s reduced share of divisible taxes-down to 4.131% from 4.71%-saying it could cost the state Rs 10,000-15,000 crore annually; calls budget heavy on vision, light on action.

Visibly annoyed, the chief minister shouted at the Congress workers to stop, though they continued raising slogans

Karnataka deserves respect, autonomy, and honest governance, and not high-command "theatrics", Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Assembly R Ashoka said.

Hosted the Hon’ble CM for breakfast at my residence today as we reaffirm our commitment to good governance and the continued development of our state under the Congress vision, says Shivakumar.

On Saturday, the two leaders had a breakfast meeting after which they put up a united front, denying any difference between them.

This comes after the senior leadership of the party stepped in, as the rift widened in Karnataka, asking both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar to meet over breakfast in a bid to resolve the crisis.

Responding to questions about whether he had raised the issue of the Karnataka Chief Minister's post with the party leadership, the Deputy Chief Minister said, "No... I am not in a hurry for anything."

The party high command is reportedly expected to take a decision on any change in the chief minister post before the December 1 Parliament session.

Party sources said a batch of six legislators supporting Shivakumar had travelled to Delhi on Sunday night to meet the high command, with a few more expected to follow.

The renewed speculation began after several MLAs close to Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi last week.

This round of political buzz coincided with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah marking two-and-a-half years in office.

With the data-driven, emerging technology-ready Karnataka IT Policy 2025-2030, state aims to become a global destination for innovation and deep tech, CM Siddaramaiah said.

Siddaramaiah informed that the cabinet reshuffle in the state will be discussed with the Congress's top leadership following the Bihar assembly elections.

Siddaramaiah noted that the state government was implementing several measures to strengthen Kannada and ensure its continued relevance in education and employment.

Siddaramaiah also alleged that the RSS and Sangh Parivar had opposed Ambedkar’s Constitution and continue to do so, urging people to remain vigilant

Reddy clarified that the post, which celebrated two “world records” for Karnataka's Shakti scheme, had been removed to “avoid distraction”.

Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said CM’s post on X was withdrawn “solely to avoid distraction from the substance of these accomplishments.”

Yathindra says the RSS wants to wants to enforce fundamentalist aspects of Hinduism the same way the Taliban issues diktats to ensure those tenets in Islam are followed.