Top 2 chant unity mantra after b’fast do

KARNATAKA Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, who met over breakfast at the former’s official residence ‘Cauvery’ here on Saturday after the high command’s nudge, projected a united front, signalling a truce on the power transfer tussle.

- DEVARAJ B HIREHALLI @ Bengaluru

After the meeting, Siddaramaiah addressed the media along with Shivakumar, but refused to give a concrete reply on whether he would or would not honour the supposed agreement where he would transfer power to Shivakumar after completing the first half of two-and-a-half-year term as CM. The agreement was said to be struck within days of Congress coming to power in Karnataka in May 2023. “I said whatever the decision the high command takes we will abide by it. Have you (the media) understood it or not? This is my reply to your question,” Siddaramaiah hit