Congress faces leadership tussle in Karnataka right after Kerala headache

Key points

• The road from Thiruvananthapuram to Bengaluru has become a stretch of political headaches for the Congress high command in New Delhi.
• After spending more than 10 days resolving Kerala's leadership deadlock, the party is now dealing with fresh drama in Karnataka, where Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar are locked in a tussle over the Karnataka CM post.
• With the 2026 election season now over, Congress infighting has resurfaced, with a growing clamour for a Cabinet reshuffle by the Congress MLAs and the CM himself.
• Read Full Story According to sources, Siddaramaiah has sought a meeting with the Congress high command and wants to discuss a possible Cabinet rejig with the high command, India Today TV's Nagarjun Dwarkanath reported.
• In the meantime, DK Shivakumar, whose supporters have been pressing for him to take over as Chief Minister, has reportedly conveyed to the leadership that any decision should be...