Ahead of crucial meeting, Karnataka CM holds breakfast meeting with loyalists in Delhi

Ahead of a crucial gathering with the cardinal leadership of the Congress enactment connected May 26, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah held a meal gathering with his ministers and enactment colleagues astatine Karnataka Bhavan successful Delhi.

Senior ministers G. Parameshwara, M. B. Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, K. J. George, and Byrathi Suresh, on with MLC B. K. Hariprasad and the Chief Minister’s ineligible advisor A. S. Ponnanna, attended the meeting.

The Congress precocious bid has convened a gathering with Mr. Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D. K. Shivakumar astatine the enactment office successful New Delhi.

Key issues apt to fig successful the discussions see a imaginable reshuffle of the State Cabinet, enactment of candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections, and appointments to the Legislative Council.

Despite aggravated speculation implicit a imaginable enactment alteration successful the State Government, enactment sources indicated that determination would beryllium nary alteration successful the CM’s station for now.

Several elder MLAs and MLCs person been demanding a Cabinet reshuffle to unafraid ministerial berths.

Mr. Shivakumar and his member D. K. Suresh besides reached the enactment bureau successful New Delhi to sermon assorted issues with elder enactment leaders.

While the Chief Minister is reportedly keen connected a Cabinet reshuffle, Mr. Shivakumar is said to beryllium aspiring for the apical station successful the Congress government. He has made aggregate visits to Delhi to lobby for the CM’s position.

AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and the party’s wide secretaries are expected to be the meeting.

The party’s wide secretaries K.C. Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala welcomed the Chief Minister astatine the enactment office.