Stage Set For Karnataka Reset, Siddaramaiah Drives Hard 'Exit' Bargain? Here's All You Need To Know

Ajouté : 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]The big story that has been developing through this day today, tomorrow that is Thursday is Dday for Karnataka when the state will likely get its new chief minister DK Shivaumar. I say likely because there is still no official word from the high command in Delhi. Chief Minister Siddhar Ramaya is likely to resign tomorrow. He has already sought time from the governor but his supporters are telling him not to give in without a fight. Meanwhile, there is breaking news coming in. Times now is now learning that at least 15 ministers are likely to be dropped from the present cabinet as the Congress prepares to induct new faces in what could be DK Shivakumar's cabinet very soon. Let me go straight across to Imran who is all right. We'll try and go across to Imran who will be joining us from the Vidhan Sabha. But it has been a day of fast-paced developments. Ladies and gentlemen, it seems the Congress leadership has very clearly conveyed to Mr. said the Ramaya especially Rahul Gandhi that it's now time to give someone younger a chance. DK Shiva Kumar for the last 8 months has been reminding the Congress party of the 50/50 formula that was promised to him when the Congress party came into power in Karnataka. The 50/50 formula was that for the first uh you know for the first term it is Mr. Sidraaya who will be chief minister and then after 2 and a half years it will be DK Shivaumar. Now that deadline ended in November. What was supposed to be a November revolution is now happening in May. But what we are picking up is that 15 ministers in the present cabinet could be dropped. Now the question is will the ministers who are being dropped be close to Mr. Sedaraya or those who are close to Mr. DK Shiva Kumar? Let me go straight across to Imran who continues. All right. Nhaal is joining us live on the broadcast. A any more details coming in?

[00:01:52]Who are these 15 ministers who are likely to be dropped?

[00:02:04]Moving on. Sources say the Congress's high command, ladies and gentlemen, is weighing several names for the deputy chief minister's post with leaders from multiple communities under consideration. Amidst among the Dalith leaders under consideration G Peshwara and Priyank they are being discussed while Yatendra Siddharaya is being considered from the OBC category. This is very interesting ladies and gentlemen. Could Mr. Siddharaya's son Yatendra be made the deputy chief minister that that is a possibility that could very well come true tomorrow. From the lingayat community, MB Partle and Ishwar Kandere are in the reckoning while amongst the minority leaders who are under consideration includes KJ George, UT Kader and Zamir Ahmed Khan as well. Let me go across to Nyamea who is joining us on the broadcast. Nyamika, uh we've been speaking about the fact that Mr. Siddharayad needed to be given an honorable exit. The Congress party certainly doesn't want what happened in Rajasthan or what happened in Punjab to repeat itself in Karnataka. He asked the high command for time. But is this the compromise formula that if I step aside, you accommodate not just people who are close to me in the cabinet, but you give my son Yatendra the deputy CM's post as well? How are you today?

[00:03:23]>> Uh well yes this is the information which we have got from the sources that when a separate meeting had taken place between Rahul Gandhi and Mr. Sedhar Raaya then in that particular meeting an assurance was been given by Mr. Rahul Gandhi that he won't get a disrespectful exit if he is going to step down from the position of the chief minister and after that he has even you know stated it very clearly to Mr. Sedra Maya that his loyalists are going to be accommodated. In fact, an offer is also been given that cabinet birth is going to be reserved for his son Yatra Sedaraya. So for that reason, now the latest information which we are getting right now is that for the cabinet expansion, it might be possible that the three deputy chief ministers are going to be you know selected by the Congress party. In fact, cast equation is also going to be maintained when these you know names are going to be finalized by the top brass of the congress in which for the OBC phase it is going to be Mr. Siddhar Ramaya son Yatendra Siddhar Raya who is under consideration apart from that from the Dalith community it is going to be Mr. G Pwara as well as Priyanker who whose name is under consideration and even the other communities are also getting considered which also includes Lingayat community as well as the minority. So it is going to be really interesting to be seen because just now a meeting between Congress president Malik Jun and leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi has been concluded which was there at 10 Raji mark in which it is being told by the sources that all of these information all of these you know things were being discussed between the two leaders that how how many you know loyalist of Siddaray are going to be accommodated in the cabinet how many from the DK's camp are going to be accommodated and who should be given in which birth all these issues are being discussed between the top leadership of the Congress party in this particular meeting.

[00:05:17]>> Right?

[00:05:18]>> We leave it there for the moment. Thank you very much for joining us. There is more breaking news coming in. Ladies and gentlemen, as Siddar Raaya arrived at his residence today, his supporters staged protest and those are the pictures I want uh want you know my producer to play out. His supporters staged protest demanding justice for Siddharaya. The supporters were heard shouting sidayaki j. So that is something that is happening. His supporters and not just his supporters on the ground but even MLAs and ministers who are close to him putting pressure on Mr. Sidraaya not to give in without a fight. Nhaal is joining us on the broadcast. Nha uh Nha and Imran you're both joining us on the broadcast.

[00:06:00]Nha to you first. Uh has Mr. Sidraaya conveyed to his supporters and MLAs and ministers who back him that what is done is now done and DK Shivakumar is the next chief minister or is he still keeping things hanging.

[00:06:26]>> Okay. I I believe there's some problem uh in our connection to Bangalore this evening. Let me see if we can go across to Immran. Immran if you heard that question and if you could answer that please.

[00:06:40]Well, I haven't heard the question but as of right now what you uh what uh one thing is that the DK Shukumar is traveling likely to travel from Bangalore from Delhi to to uh to uh uh to Bangalore and where there has been lot a lot of speculation rise as of right now tomorrow but one thing is clear tomorrow chief minister having a cab meeting of senior leaders and where he will tell what what happened transpired with Rahul Gandhi in fact many of the senior leaders met him today where he said that you know I do not want to say anything further on this issue. I just want to say everything tomorrow when we all meet and but he is stepping down and most likely around afternoon time that he will go to the governor and submit his resignation. Now the next process will follow whether DKumar will will also look at the cabinet expansion. There will be CLP meet as process. in CLP meet the party president and the and the uh and the uh the the chief minister's names will be announced and they'll they will keep announce it to the to the to the legislator legislators there. Now this then after the follows the cabinet expansion we saw the entire drama how unfolded in in Delhi and now the chief minister was asked to come to Delhi. He has said that he does not want to come to Delhi. He was given Raja Sabha. He's given a CWC post. He said he does not want to be come to Delhi. He just want to stay put in in in in Karnataka. Now today also Sawala met him for almost more than an hour. The meeting happened.

[00:08:05]We we know some insider is informed that he also tried to persuade uh you know uh the the chief minister Siddraaya there to to to come to Delhi and play a larger role as a hind face leader consolidifying OBC OBC communities and for the Congress party. He said that he will do what is required but he will not come to Delhi. So he's very clear on that and he also told his supporters that he's not going to go against the wishes of Casey Wenu Gopal or Rahul Gandhi. He's going to submit his resignation tomorrow. Okay.