Karnataka CM, deputy set for another breakfast meet today

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to visit his deputy DK Shiva- ‘kumar’s residence on Tuesday “to present a unified front” amid an ongoing power tussle, people aware of the details said on Monday, adding that this is a follow up to a breakfast meeting the two held last week, which reportedly did not result in a resolution on the leadership standoff.

- Arun Dev

The meetings were held at the behest of the Congress high command amid continued reports of disgruntlement between the two leaders at the helm in Karnataka. During Tuesday's meeting Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar are expected to continue their negotiation after which they will send a communication to the high command, the people cited above said. Shivakumar later described the engagement as a private matter “between brothers,” insisting there was no “groupism” within the government and that such mee