Karnataka

Timeline

1. 28 May2026
   Polity

   Siddaramaiah resigns as Karnataka CM; D.K. Shivakumar chosen successor¹²³⁴

   Siddaramaiah resigned as Karnataka chief minister on 28 May after the Congress high command's suggestion. Congress MLAs elected D.K. Shivakumar legislature party leader on 30 May and he was sworn in on 3 June.

   • Siddaramaiah resigned as Karnataka CM on 28 May 2026 under a Congress high-command power-sharing arrangement
   • D.K. Shivakumar elected Congress Legislature Party leader on 30 May
   • Shivakumar sworn in on 3 June 2026 at Lok Bhavan, Bengaluru; Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath
   • G. Parameshwara sworn in as deputy CM; 13 cabinet ministers sworn in alongside
2. 18 May2026
   States

   West Bengal scraps religion-based welfare categories; Karnataka reverses 2022 hijab ban⁵⁶⁷⁸

   In mid-May 2026 West Bengal's new BJP government ended religion-based welfare schemes and scrapped the state OBC list, while Karnataka withdrew the 2022 hijab ban order on 13 May.

   • West Bengal cabinet (Monday 18 May 2026) decided to end state welfare schemes categorised by religion, running only to the end of May
   • It also scrapped the existing state OBC list, in line with the Calcutta High Court ruling, and will set up a panel to decide OBC quota eligibility; the struck-down list had 113 sub-groups, 77 of them Muslim
   • Karnataka withdrew its 2022 hijab ban order on 13 May 2026; a new School Education order permits limited faith-based symbols with the uniform

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Sources

1. Scroll.in
2. The Wire
3. The Hitavada
4. Daily Pioneer
5. Madhyamam
6. LiveLaw
7. The Wire
8. The News Minute