Bagalkot, Aug. 10 -- Badami MLA Basavaraj Shivannanavar emphasised that he will resign from the Forest Development Corporation if he is not inducted into the state cabinet.

"I met the Chief Minister and told him I will resign from the Forest Development Corporation. He asked me to hold on and said, 'We are considering something. It will work out, please wait'," Shivannanavar said.

Shivannanavar further noted that former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah strongly insisted on his name to ensure proper regional representation for North Karnataka before the party high command.

"I saw the news that D K Shivakumar and former CM Siddaramaiah met the high command in Delhi. I have not called anyone. It is true that Siddaramaiah insisted on my name. H...