India, May 28 -- Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah will resign from his post at 3 pm today, leaders familiar with the matter told HT. The development comes after Siddaramaiah hosted a key breakfast meeting with deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar and senior cabinet colleagues at his official residence in Bengaluru on Thursday morning.

Sources said the chief minister had also sought an appointment with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot later in the day, fuelling speculation that he may formally submit his resignation.

Congress MLA Ashok K Pattan told reporters that the "CM might resign after 3 pm on Thursday" and said there was a "100 per cent possibility" of Shivakumar becoming the next chief minister. Senior Congress MLA R V Deshpande a...