Bengaluru, Aug. 6 -- Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Thursday alleged that the Congress was attempting to "hijack" a constitutional post, claiming that Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar had asked him to resign following directions from the Congress party high command.

Speaking to ANI, Horatti said Shivakumar conveyed to him that the Congress leadership wanted his immediate resignation.

"Yesterday, I went to meet the Chief Minister over tea for a discussion. He told me that the Congress High Command wanted me to resign immediately. I responded that I would think about it and let him know when the Assembly session starts, at which point I would make my decision," Horatti said.

He noted that he had initially plann...