A second breakfast meeting between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D.K. Shivakumar will be held today at the latter’s home to resolve the power tussle in Karnataka, as a similar meeting held last week had failed to break the ice.
Shivakumar, on Monday evening, confirmed that he has invited Siddaramaiah for breakfast to discuss and strengthen their collective efforts to deliver on promises to Karnataka.
"Me and the CM continue to work together as a team. I have invited the Hon'ble CM for breakfast tomorrow to discuss and strengthen our collective efforts to deliver on our promises to Karnataka," the KPCC president posted on 'X'.
Me and the CM continue to work together as a team.
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) December 1, 2025
I have invited the Hon’ble CM for breakfast tomorrow to discuss and strengthen our collective efforts to deliver on our promises to Karnataka.
Meanwhile, media reports claimed that party president Mallikarjun Kharge has personally intervened in the issue and told the two warring leaders to honour the promise made in 2023.
“That word was given in my presence... and it should be honoured. Otherwise, I have no credibility in my own state,” Kharge was quoted as saying by Congress sources, according to an NDTV report.
There were reports that when the Congress high command chose Siddaramaiah as the chief minister in 2023, the two leaders had reached an understanding, as per which the latter would be made the CM when the government reached the halfway mark.
Not surprisingly, the tug of war between the two tall leaders of the Congress in Karnataka intensified after November 20, when the state government completed two and a half years in office.
Kharge had said last week that the high command would meet soon to discuss and resolve the issues, and both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar would be present at the meeting, along with Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders.
As per the high command’s advice, the two leaders had met for breakfast at the chief minister’s residence on November 29 and sought to put up a show of unity, saying there had been no differences between them.
"We have decided that we will follow whatever the high command says. There will be no confusion from tomorrow. There is still no confusion. Some media reporters have created the confusion," Siddaramaiah told the media after the meeting.
However, according to reports, the meeting failed to break the logjam with both sides sticking to their stand.
