India, May 28 -- Senior ministers in the Karnataka government gathered at chief minister Siddaramaiah's official residence on Thursday morning amid growing indications that the party was moving towards a possible transfer of power to deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar after days of consultations involving the Congress leadership in New Delhi.

The closed-door meeting at Cauvery, Siddaramaiah's official residence in Bengaluru, took place against the backdrop of speculation within the party that the Congress high command had reached a decision on a leadership change, though no formal announcement had been made either by the party or Raj Bhavan. Track Karnataka CM news here

Among those who arrived for the breakfast meeting were ministers P...