Overview
- Kharge, who spoke Thursday and again Friday, said there will be no change of chief minister for now and that no date has been set for any review, with any decision to be taken jointly by him, Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi.
- Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara said Friday that Kharge’s statement puts a full stop to the leadership speculation for the moment.
- Deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar said he will go by the high command’s call, even as a loyalist MLA pushed an unconfirmed May 15 timeline that the party has not endorsed.
- Kharge dismissed a claim by JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy that about 40 Congress MLAs booked tickets to Delhi, saying he did not know about it and asking reporters to seek details from him.
- The tug-of-war stems from reports of a 2023 power-sharing understanding that the party never confirmed, a debate that resurfaced after the government crossed its halfway point in November 2025 and ahead of May 4 results that some expect to shape next steps.