Bengaluru, March 3 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wrote to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin expressing strong support for a renewed national conversation on Union-State relations, underscoring the importance of cooperative federalism in India's constitutional framework.

In a post on X, Siddaramaiah said, "I have written to Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin expressing Karnataka's strong support for a renewed national conversation on Union-State relations. Federalism is not a political demand - it is part of the basic structure of our Constitution. Over the years, increasing centralisation in fiscal and legislative matters has disturbed the delicate balance envisioned by our Constitution makers. States must have the authority and fiscal...