DK Shivakumar was selected as leader of the Karnataka legislature party during a Congress Legislature Party meeting held on Saturday at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. Siddaramaiah, who became chief minister after the 2023 assembly elections, resigned on May 28, 2026, and proposed Shivakumar's name; the swearing-in is expected on June 3. The meeting was overseen by AICC general secretaries KC Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala [Hindustan Times].