Dec 16, 2025 – Karnataka’s Congress and BJP enter a leadership crisis ahead of the state’s winter legislative session, as a high‑command‑mediated breakfast between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar yields a brief truce that later collapses, Siddaramaiah’s son publicly urges a “full‑term leadership,” and the BJP expels Basannagouda Patil Yatnal for dissent, setting the stage for internal realignments before the assembly elections due in about two‑and‑a‑half years [6].

Dec 28, 2025 – Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemns the Bengaluru Kogilu Layout demolition as “bulldozer‑style” and “brutal,” accusing the Karnataka Congress of anti‑minority politics, while Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar retorts that Vijayan “does not understand the facts,” highlighting a cross‑state political clash ahead of Kerala’s assembly polls [2][5].

Dec 28, 2025 – AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal rebukes Karnataka leaders on X, insisting the clearance must be carried out with “far greater caution, sensitivity, and compassion, keeping the human impact at the centre,” and calls the demolition an embarrassment for the state Congress, underscoring central‑state tensions within the party [4][2].

Dec 28, 2025 – Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah defends the demolition, stating the structures were illegal encroachments on a hazardous waste‑dumping ground and that the government will provide “housing on humanitarian grounds” to displaced families, framing the action as necessary urban enforcement rather than political targeting [5][4].

Dec 28, 2025 – The Kerala CPI(M) links the Karnataka demolition to a broader “Sangh Parivar” pattern of anti‑Muslim bulldozer operations, accusing the Congress of “mimicking the BJP model,” and cites earlier demolition drives in BJP‑ruled states as precedent, thereby politicising the issue to weaken Congress influence among Muslims ahead of local polls [3][2].

Dec 28, 2025 – DYFI President M.A. Rahim leads a fact‑finding mission to Kogilu, announces a state‑wide protest and a short film that “connects the campaign to historical demolitions,” signalling an organized youth response and a planned public demonstration against the clearance [3].

Feb 3, 2026 – Opposition MLAs from BJP and JD(S) stage an overnight dharna inside Vidhana Soudha demanding Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapur’s resignation after Leader of Opposition R. Ashok alleges a ₹6,000 crore corruption scheme, reads an audio where “₹18 lakh is requested for a new wine store and bribes are said to be payable to Thimmapur and his son Vinay,” and cites a Lokayukta police trap, intensifying pressure on the minister [1].

Feb 3, 2026 – Chief Minister Siddaramaiah rejects the resignation demand, asserting “no concrete evidence exists” and urging the Lokayukta probe to conclude before any action, while Thimmapur defends his record by claiming he introduced transparency reforms, suspended an errant officer, and blames “vested interests” for tarnishing his image; ministers also reference past resignations of BJP‑era ministers Nagesh and K.S. Eshwarappa as a contrast to the current situation [1].