Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah submitted his resignation to Prabhu Shankar, special secretary to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, in Bengaluru on 28 May 2026. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar was also present.
Siddaramaiah formally tendered his resignation as Karnataka Chief Minister at the Governor's office in Bengaluru on 28 May 2026, with Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar by his side during the handover.
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar was present alongside Siddaramaiah when the resignation letter was handed to special secretary Prabhu Shankar at the Karnataka Governor's office on 28 May 2026.
The resignation was received by Prabhu Shankar, special secretary to Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, marking the formal end of Siddaramaiah's tenure as Chief Minister as of 28 May 2026.
With Siddaramaiah's resignation submitted in Bengaluru on 28 May 2026, attention now turns to who will lead Karnataka next — Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar is widely seen as a frontrunner, according to reports.