Siddaramaiah again urged to step into national politics

K. Shivakumar and outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah leaving after attending the Congress Legislature Party meeting at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Saturday (May 30).

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The party high command that encouraged outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to enter national politics by asking him to step down to pave way for a power transition, again broached the topic in the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting on Saturday (May 30).“Mr. Venugopal, while appreciating the contribution of Mr. Siddaramaiah to the party, patted the latter and said the party would utilise him both at the State and national level. The party said Mr. Siddaramaiah should help the Congress come back to power at the Centre in the 2029 General elections,” a leader who was part of the meeting said.On his part, Mr. Siddaramaiah has insisted that he will not go to national politics and would serve the remaining two years as a legislator. Speaking at a press conference after announcing his decision to step down earlier in the week, he declared that he would continue in active politics in the State. “The Congress high command asked me to go to Rajya Sabha. But with humility, I have told them that I am not interested in national politics and that I want to continue in State politics,” said Mr. Siddaramaiah. Published - May 30, 2026 08:24 pm IST