Bengaluru, Oct. 13 -- A dinner meeting called by chief minister Siddaramaiah and scheduled for Monday, with cabinet members expected to be in attendance, has stirred political speculation in the state, with opposition leaders claiming the meeting was linked to funding for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, even as Congress party members referred to the planned meeting as a routine discussion on campaign coordination.

Leader of Opposition in the assembly R Ashoka on Saturday alleged that the Congress turned Karnataka into an "ATM" for the Bihar polls. "I have information that they have taken full responsibility for the Congress' expenditure during the Bihar polls. Even the chief minister has called a dinner meeting to discuss it," he ...