Bengaluru, May 25 -- Congress leader Ramesh Babu on Monday said Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's scheduled visit to New Delhi on Tuesday for a meeting with the party leadership is a routine organisational exercise linked to the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, amid renewed speculation over political developments in Karnataka.

"It is routine work. Since the Rajya Sabha election has been notified, we have to select the 3 candidates from the party in the state. In a couple of days, the MLC election is also going to be conducted in the state, and 7 members have to be elected from the Assembly. We have to conduct an Assembly session in Karnataka. This is why CM and the Dy CM are going to meet our party leaders in Delhi. They need to dis...