INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 29th May 2026.

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INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 29th May 2026.

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1.      Karnataka leadership change: Siddaramaiah out, D K Shivakumar to be CM

The Congress leadership crisis in Karnataka ended with Siddaramaiah resigning as Chief Minister after the high command asked him to step down, clearing the way for D K Shivakumar to take over. Siddaramaiah said he had voluntarily resigned when asked and rejected the offer of a Rajya Sabha seat, stating that he was not interested in national politics. The logic behind the transition includes Siddaramaiah’s age, the need to keep Congress strong in the South against the BJP, and the reported 2023 power-sharing understanding. The new government may have two or three Deputy Chief Ministers, including from Lingayat and Dalit communities, to balance caste and regional equations. The gist is that Congress has resolved one leadership dispute, but must now manage factional balance, Ahinda representation, and administrative stability.

2.      India-China border talks and gradual normalisation