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Siddaramaiah to resign at 3 pm, DK Shivakumar to become Karnataka CM: Minister HK Patil
Updated On: 28 May, 2026 03:33 PM IST | Bengaluru | mid-day online correspondent
During the breakfast meeting, DK Shivakumar touched Siddaramaiah's feet in a gesture viewed as symbolic of the expected transition. There is also an indication that Siddaramaiah may travel to Delhi to seek a final nod on the selection for the post of deputy CM
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah is greeted by Deputy CM DK Shivakumar during a breakfast meeting in Bengaluru on Thursday. PIC/PTI
Karnataka Minister HK Patil on Thursday confirmed that Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah will resign at 3 pm and that Deputy CM DK Shivakumar will take over the CM's post following a key breakfast meeting held in Bengaluru.
“Chief Minister will resign at 3 o’clock. CM Siddaramaiah said that we will make DK Shivakumar the new CM, he will become the CM,” HK Patil told reporters after the meeting at Siddaramaiah’s official residence ‘Kaveri’.
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