Overview
- Siddaramaiah said he has requested a meeting with Rahul Gandhi and plans to be in New Delhi on November 15 for a previously scheduled event.
- He has signaled a cabinet reshuffle but indicated it awaits clearance from the Congress leadership.
- Two cabinet seats are open following the exits of K N Rajanna and B Nagendra, increasing pressure to fill posts.
- Congress insiders say reshuffle deliberations are likely after the Bihar Assembly count on November 14.
- Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar publicly backed Siddaramaiah continuing as CM and called talk of leadership change speculative, even as ministers lobby senior leaders in Bengaluru and Delhi.