Fresh twist to Karnataka power tussle

CASTE GROUPS RALLY BEHIND SIDDARAMAIAH, DKS; KHARGE, RAHUL TO MEET WARRING LEADERS

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

IN A FRESH twist to the ongoing power struggle in Karnataka, caste groups backing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar on Thursday threw their weight behind them, with one warning Congress against unseating the incumbent CM while the other community strongly batted for Shivakumar's elevation.

As the pressure builds up over the Congress high command to put an end to the tussle, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge said he will have a meeting with select leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and the Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar duo to resolve the matter.