2025 – A year of achievement, fatalities, and leadership row in Karnataka

BENGALURU: (Dec 25) The leadership squabble between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar and its ripple effects in the ruling Congress dominated Karnataka's political discourse in the fag end of 2025, which also saw a tragedy unfold on June 4 when cricket enthusiasts reveling in RCB's maiden IPL triumph were crushed in a deadly stampede, leaving 11 dead and many injured.

The state also hogged limelight as literatteur Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi received the prestigious Booker prize for the former's book "Heart lamp". Incidentally, Mushtaq was caught in a political row when the opposition BJP protested the government's decision to pick her to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara, a marquee with a great tourism potential.

The opposition had demanded Mushtaq to clarify her position on the Kannada language and Goddess Chamundeshwari.