Bengaluru, May 28 -- As Karnataka gears up for a major leadership transition, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah set to step down, he arrived at Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru on Thursday alongside Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar to tender his resignation.

The two leaders reached the venue following a high-level breakfast meeting at the Chief Minister's official residence, 'Kaveri'. Both leaders would also address a press conference later today.

This comes after Karnataka Minister HK Patil on Thursday confirmed that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will resign at 3 pm and that Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar would take over as the next Chief Minister following a key breakfast meeting held in Bengaluru.

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