Siddaramaiah is the Chief Minister now and we believe that he will continue, said Satish Jarkiholi, PWD minister and KPCC working president, in Bagalkot on Sunday (February 22, 2026). He told reporters that his recent trip to Delhi was not to rally support for Mr. Siddaramaiah or any other leader. We have got a clear signal from Mr. Kharge that the issue will be resolved. Mr. Kharge listened to us patiently and ensured us that the confusion would be cleared soon,” the KPCC working president said. To a query, he said that the trip was not in support of CM Siddaramaiah or DCM D.K.

Source: The Hindu February 22, 2026 13:39 UTC