Overview
- Speaking on the assembly floor on December 19, Chief Minister M. Siddaramaiah rejected any two-and-a-half-year arrangement and said he will remain in office until the party leadership rules otherwise.
- Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar said the same day that he, the chief minister and the high command are bound by an understanding forged by party leaders and that they will follow it.
- On December 20, Shivakumar said both he and Siddaramaiah have been told they will be summoned to Delhi and that they will meet the leadership together when called.
- Siddaramaiah expressed confidence that the Congress high command supports him to complete a full five-year term, even as he reiterated he will abide by whatever decision is taken.
- A pair of dinner meetings hosted by Satish Jarkiholi and earlier reciprocal breakfasts by the two camps fueled political speculation, while the opposition pressed the government on North Karnataka commitments during the Belagavi session.