India, Dec. 15 -- Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar met senior Congress leaders in Delhi on Sunday. But, according to people aware of the matter, the talks failed to produce any resolution, prolonging the stalemate over the state's leadership.

The meetings with both Sidda and DKS did not lead to any breakthrough as the terms of a detailed discussion were unacceptable to Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, HT learnt. Their interaction, thus, was brief; and the question of a change in leadership was deferred again.

After limited talks, Siddaramaiah returned to Belagavi, where the winter session of the Karnataka legislature is underway, while Shivakumar stayed back in the natio...