The meeting followed a letter, purportedly written by BR Patil, an MLA from Kalaburagi district and signed by over 10 legislators, expressing their displeasure with the Karnataka Cabinet.
“I am confident that we can implement the guarantees without pushing the state into debt,” said CM Siddaramaiah, following his Cabinet’s first meeting after he was sworn in as Karnataka’s Chief Minister.
Congress sources said that an agreement could be reached only after Sonia Gandhi spoke to DK Shivakumar, who had been firm on his demand for the Chief Minister post.
Karnataka Congress Chief D.K. Shivakumar, who has been given the post of Deputy CM on Thursday said that he accepted the decision in the larger interest of the party.