Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar met face-to-face over breakfast on Friday, following the Congress high command’s instruction to sit together and clear the air over the ongoing leadership debate.

The state government is holding the Belagavi legislature session only for its own political convenience and not for public interest, alleged Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, R. Ashoka. He said the session is unlikely to run for more than eight days.

KN Shanth Kumar on Saturday expressed relief after the High Court declared his nomination papers for the post of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) valid, setting aside an earlier decision of the Electoral Officer.

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday urged Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil to release the pending share under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to ensure timely completion of works and enable access to safe drinking water for rural households in the state.

Seeking to end the raging leadership row involving them, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar on Saturday put up a united front, asserting there were no differences between them and that they would be united in the future as well.

Seeking to put an end to the raging leadership row involving them, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar on Saturday put up a united front, asserting there were no differences between them and that they would be united in the future as well.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said he had a "productive" discussion over a breakfast meeting with CM Siddaramaiah in the midst of a leadership row in the state.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday reached Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's residence 'Kaveri' for a breakfast meeting intended to break the logjam over the leadership issue.