Karnataka Governor Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot on 29 May 2026 formally accepted the resignation of Chief Minister Shri Siddaramaiah, dissolving the state Council of Ministers under Article 164 of the Constitution and asking him to continue as caretaker Chief Minister until a successor is sworn in. Shri Siddaramaiah had submitted his resignation on 28 May 2026 following a directive from the Indian National Congress high command and a mid term power sharing agreement that envisaged a change of leadership after the completion of three years of the Congress government elected in May 2023. Deputy Chief Minister Shri D K Shivakumar, who also holds the post of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President, is set to be sworn in as the next Chief Minister, completing one of the most closely watched intra party transitions in recent state political history. The Governor acted in line with constitutional convention, accepting the resignation of the head of government and inviting the leader of the legislature party to form a new ministry under Article 164(1). The transition has been timed to give the new Chief Minister adequate runway to consolidate governance, complete welfare guarantee schemes such as Anna Bhagya, Shakti, Gruha Lakshmi, Gruha Jyoti and Yuva Nidhi and prepare the state organisation for the 2028 Karnataka assembly elections and the 2029 Lok Sabha polls. Analysts noted that the smooth transfer underscores the constitutional principle of collective responsibility and the political practice of negotiated leadership change within ruling parties without recourse to floor tests.