Karnataka CM News | After Resignation, Siddaramaiah Shakes Hands with NDTV Reporters

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:03]Hello Sir not taking the Rajya Sabha Hello Sir Hello Sir not taking the Rajya Sabha Hello Sir when you look at the press conference and you heard him it definitely seemed like right now for Mr. Siddaramaiah the important aspect here was not not not to make this next. He wanted to make it seem like at the end of his career he was being a big danimous.

[00:00:52]Ok. Your video. I have seen Byep. Right now.

[00:00:57]Let's just see the video for us to talk.

[00:00:59]No, so we were just standing next to the elevator with a couple of other journalists and when Siddaramaiah walked in, we shook hands with the outgoing Chief Minister and right behind him was the incoming Chief Minister who was ah ah was just standing right there and you know so, ah or so just the incoming Chief Minister as well just a bit of tid bit extra nice. You know the power of image. I am not going to underplay anything right now. Okay because this is a historic day. Deepak I am pulling you in as well.

[00:01:29]This is a historic day. We've Been Video.

[00:01:33]What did he say? What was his body language? He just stared at you guys. He just stared it at us. He shook you know he willfully shook hands with us because we know him.

[00:01:40]You know we have covered him in Karnataka. How is Karnataka Bhavan? So, he was only willing to shake hands with us. He Just Look At Us Question. Aunty you are coming to the Rajya Sabha. He didn't say he just look straight and then we moved on to to to to to D. Shiv Kumar. Which is right? He is also tired of all the answers at the moment. I think I think there are many many more answers shift which will unravel. I think as Deepak pointed out this is and over there. Let's bring on also here.

[00:02:02]Deep [ __ ] [ __ ] joy us. This is it.

[00:02:03]She was sitting right next to the Chief Minister at the press conference. He was doing the hard job of typing everything at the Chief Minister.

[00:02:09]No sir look look I told you from the start and after that break news break that he is going to resign until then and I just Ritu was aware of this. We spoke to some Siddharamaya confidence the day before.

[00:02:20]They said look the Chief Minister has asked for this meeting. He's been called by the high command. So they were expecting a cabinet reshuffle. They were expecting continuous. They didn't expect such a sudden decision from the high command. But I think the high command was clear and since that time they announced that resignation. Since yesterday the tonality that you picked up from Siddharamaya AIDS is one of reconciliation. One of saying that look, we will it will be fine, we will above by it. I told you yesterday 3:00 p.m.

[00:02:44]They stuck to the time at 3:00 pm. I think everything is decided. But now I'll tell you this right now and and and and and and and and and and I put the warning right now. He will resign and then he will negotiate.

[00:02:54]You look, he is the one who resigned so now the negotiation starts.

[00:02:57]Yeah, so we know that he is not on the way to Delhi.

[00:02:59]So he is not shifting to Delhi but he is on his way to Delhi.

[00:03:02]No he is not going to to to to be a road block to DK DK Shiva Kumar being the Chief Minister. But he will want his stamp on the cabinet and the party and the road ahead as far as the Congress concerns. I don't think I think the biggest indication for me Deepak is him saying categorically I am not away from active politics as yet and the other indication is no Rajya Sabha seat so I will just put this for you in one line Shiv which is the headline I wanted to give our opinion piece which is Siddaramaiah retired but has not retired as yet.

[00:03:32]Well, he has clearly said this: You know, two years are left for me to serve the people who have elected me for five years. Yes, and and and he is always said this that he wants to serve people here in Karnataka.

[00:03:44]His ambitions have never been national. And today, you know, woman weather that offer was made to him. He just thought that it's probably not a thing used for him at the moment, or he feels like, you know, he doesn't need it. So, it's going to be interesting as he heads to Delhi now.

[00:03:56]But very interesting how I have seen a you know Sidram evolve in the first term as a Chief Minister we would stop anywhere we would put a mic at him. And he would be willing to respond in the last you know three years Ritu and I have seen how you know he really wants to speak man of few words during press conference is always he is some harsh all of you have been used to dealing with DK Shiv Kumar as well but is he going to be any different as a chief minister we will have to wait at at at at at at at at at and see but Ritu you are in that press conference very quick first impressions of what you saw at press conference of course again is it was his body language Shiv you see the way he walked in head a different aura in fact it was him with a bright smile Shiv you see I feel very fortunate in f to covering him. Because I was just sharing this with Vasuda as well.

[00:04:36]Yesterday that I have been fortunate enough to be following him from the day one that I have all across the state by the way.

[00:04:41]Or I ever since I have entered journalism, you see I have been fortunate enough to be covering him in Himachal Pradesh with the Assembly elections and the Lok Sabha elections for that matter. I have seen him.

[00:04:47]You see today when he walked in, she only had a bright smile on her face. And the ora that he carried was quite different. But apparently the senior leaders who were with him were quite emotional including that of Priyank Kharge as well.

[00:04:59]In fact, I had no words to share. You see even when we asked he said I just need a time right now you know this is what I heard from his mouth even Salim Ahmed for that matter or many others as well we saw in fact his own staff members who they were around him all were with the you know a teary eyes over there all that they were expressing they were calling him appa meaning father here you see that was an emotion today it was a historical press conference of course today also you see interestingly that happened to ask this to Sidaramya we have always seen whenever we have asked him who is the next chief minister we do know right now who is the next chief minister but Sidaramya still appears apparently did not want to comment on it. He says it's the high command and the CO.

[00:05:35]MLC Nagaraju Yadav look look. He is an aspirant himself and he said it multiple times and you can see the green on his face when I say he is an aspirant sir. So when you are going to Delhi you should tell me you should remind me for what I am aspirant?

[00:05:47]For Sabha? R for for for sus. No no for R for R for R for R for Rajya Sabha. R for Cabinet.

[00:05:53]You know you should be made a cabinet minister.

[00:05:55]That MLC should be. That is my ambition to serve the state of Karnataka in an administrative manner. And because I have been a strong Congress man for the past 44 years. And definitely I want to uphold the Constitution of India and I want to work for the poor to the poor.

[00:06:09]Thing is that Siddharama and correct me if I am wrong. Like you know history wise, it's said that when he is out of power, he doesn't keep quiet. He always finds a way back into power. The question I am asking is if he is refusing Rajya Sabha and he is going to stay in the state and be active in state politics, will it be another power centre, will it be a smooth process for DK Shivakumar or is it going to be a little bit of jostling for power? There there there there there there there there there there there is no question of power power centre he himself is powerful man. If you understand that. He has said very clearly Rajinikanth dialogue from I. He is himself absolute.

[00:06:43]If if if if if if if if if if if if I say once it is like has good iscott thousand times. I am telling you Sidma is a powerful man. Let's See, Let's See, Veer and Vasudha's interaction with the powerful man or the power centre whatever you want to call it.

[00:06:54]Let's put the sound up and play that video now.

[00:07:11]Hello sir.

[00:07:13]Rajya Sabha Hello Sir.

[00:07:21]Vasuda talk to us a little bit about what is going to happen in Delhi now once he lands he is going to be meeting any leader today what is all mentioned for tomorrow what is going to happen in Delhi told that he wants to meet Rahul Gandhi and Deepak can confirm is that true or not but I am told that Rahul Gandhi may or may not meet his boss he also had Rahul Gandhi is busy talking about Dharmendra Pradhan and he is having he has a meeting with Punjab leaders tomorrow so Rahul Gandhi has made it very clear that this is a chapter that is stunned and dusted now he wants to focus on other he is in that fast decision making mode and I probably think you know he is called a meeting of Punjab leaders tomorrow. So that's going to to to to be an important ah task cut out for him. But Siddaramaiah of course he is going to be KC Venugopal is what I understand? May be a meeting with Mallika is possible. What I am told is that he is going to convey the decision to K.C. Venupal and also talk about the other deliberations that are very important to the nature and character of the next cabinet that is going to be put in place because he also wants to make it clear that it is an ahinda ah face and the legacy that he leaves behind cannot be completely subsumed into something that DK Shishu Kumar wants, he wants his people to be accommodated in key portfolios and and and and and and and and and and and that is something that he is going to negotiate any more clarity on swerving in you know the two-three days doing the round Saturday, Sunday, Monday, anything we have been talking, talking about this ship because the Governor now is going to be occupied with the vice President. Ah it's that's automatically not going to allow for an oath taking to happen very smoothly. Clarity on that till we have clarity on the no CLP can happen any time is what they have said but now when Sidhra is not here that again is going to get delayed at least tomorrow day tomorrow he returns. But CLP will mean calling MLA arranging for to be there.

[00:08:51]But but it is a matter of a few hours because in Karnataka any from any district you can make a unit overnight. So and there are flights connecting most of the district and near by district. So I am expecting the CLP meeting ship in about 48 hours.

[00:09:04]And then ah the oath taking may be 24 to 48 hours later. So we are looking at a window between Sunday and Monday. Monday in All Likelihood But Again Mist D K Shivakumar is someone who is extremely religious he believes in a lot of astrology. He believes in auspicious times. He will take the suggestions of his religious heads. All of them combined will tell him this is an auspicious time this is auspicious date and you can rest a noise that's going to happen only during that window. And now that you're not going to have any sort of suspense when it comes to whether or not he is the face.

[00:09:36]Everything the road map is clear for him. There are no other surprised dark horses any more that he needs to worry about. So that's where the is and the comfort really for him comes in. So we are expecting this to happen by Sunday or Monday Shiva. But in Delhi we were just talking about that. The Chief Minister you know time and again when he talks about Delhi for Hiram it's Rahul Gandhi and he will be again insisting that he gets an audience with him out of respect even if Rahul Gandhi could be busy I am told that there could be some time that could be given to him very even if it's brief but deeper negotiations are for his cabinet or who he wants in the cabinet this of course Mr KCC Venugopal is going to to to to to to ban is this what I am picking up shipim let's get let's get Bhavya I saw Bhavya ah around here just behind us try and bring her in and have a quick chat with her ah or young Congress leader Bhavya Narasimha Murthy we will bring her in and have a chat with her as well she was in the press conference as well yah. No, no, you know, I was just going to make a point to you guys. In the sense that the procedure is going to be the next CLP. Now I am telling you Shiva repeatedly the resignations over. And now the conversation will begin in terms of negotiation.