Overview
- Congress legislator Ashok Pattan said Wednesday that Mallikarjun Kharge and Randeep Surjewala told Karnataka leaders to expect cabinet and leadership clarity after May 4, with decisions likely by the end of May.
- Former minister K. N. Rajanna said Tuesday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will follow the high command’s direction and is ready to continue or step down, while he renewed his push for a Dalit chief minister if there is a change.
- Supporters of Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar publicly pointed to May 15, his birthday, for “good news,” with MLAs Ranganath and Iqbal Hussain voicing expectations, though the party has announced no decision.
- Senior ministers Satish Jarkiholi and H. C. Mahadevappa met Kharge and Surjewala in New Delhi to seek an end to uncertainty, and Shivakumar’s brother D. K. Suresh said both brothers will abide by whatever the party decides.
- In Kerala, KPCC chief Sunny Joseph said the AICC will name the chief ministerial candidate after the May 4 results, even as full‑page ads and street banners promoting rival Congress camps kept surfacing despite a directive to stop.