Shivakumar camp’s dinner meet, Robert Vadra’s visit: Why change of guard drama is on boil again

Key Highlights

• The poor participation of his loyalist legislators in the foreign tour, in what was viewed as an indirect show of strength by Siddaramaiah, has resulted in some challengers to the CM, including Shivakumar’s supporters, coming out again to display their own strength.
• A dinner meeting organised in Bengaluru on February 26 – to reportedly celebrate the birthday of the Congress MLA H C Balakrishna from the Shivakumar camp – saw the participation of 18 MLAs.
• A proposal was broached at the meeting to take a team of around 40 MLAs on a New Delhi tour in the coming days to show the growing strength of the Shivakumar camp, sources said.
• Previously a group of around 12 MLAs from the Shivakumar camp had carried out a futile visit to Delhi in November 2025 to appeal to the party high command on Shivakumar’s behalf.
• “If you have personal requests or aspirations for Cabinet positions, you can go to Delhi.