Siddaramaiah resigned as the Karnataka Chief Minister (CM) on Thursday following directions from the Congress high command, ending his tenure as the state’s longest-serving CM. He submitted his resignation to the Governor in the presence of Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, cabinet ministers, and senior party leaders amid weeks of speculation over a leadership change (Pics/PTI)

Caretaker Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Sonia Gandhi's 10 Janpath residence in New Delhi following his resignation from the CM's post. (Pics/PTI)