Karnataka minister set to exit as Congress looks to preempt BJP, Governor

A clear indication of B Nagendra's exit emerged Wednesday when he called up Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to offer his resignation in the Congress's interest. (File photo, Image enhanced using AI) 7 min readBengaluruAug 27, 2026 04:43 AM IST First published on: Aug 26, 2026 at 05:04 PM IST With the Opposition BJP in Karnataka announcing a 170 km padayatra from Raichur to Ballari from September 1 to demand the resignation of Planning and Statistics Minister B Nagendra over an alleged corruption case bring probed by the CBI, the ruling Congress is set to clinch his resignation ahead of the BJP march. The indications of Nagendra’s exit emerged Wednesday when he reportedly called up Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to offer his resignation in the Congress’s interest.