Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah, who also holds finance portfolio, on Friday presented his record 17th budget in the Karnataka Assembly with an outlay of Rs 4.48 lakh crore.

Despite recording an 8.1 percent GSDP growth, Karnataka's budget highlights mounting debt concerns, with total outstanding liabilities reaching nearly 25 percent of GSDP

From AI tutors for students to smart grievance systems and robotics hubs, Karnataka budget outlines multiple initiatives to strengthen its technology ecosystem

Presenting the budget, Siddaramaiah said state government had increased the grant for Bengaluru’s development from Rs 3,000 crore to Rs 7,000 crore in 2025-26, and the same allocation will continue in 2026-27

Budget size likely around Rs 4.5 lakh crore as Congress-led state government balances welfare guarantees, infrastructure push and rising fiscal pressures

We want the next great game designer or VFX innovator to emerge from every district of Karnataka, said chief minister Siddaramaiah at Bengaluru GAFX 2026.

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.