India, May 31 -- Internal negotiations culminated in planned Karnataka power transition.
Even as Siddaramaiah on Friday decided to step down as Karnataka Chief Minister on the request of the party high command, preparations for the transition had begun in July last year and gained momentum in December before becoming a reality this month, sources said.
Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, party General Secretary (Organisation) K. C. Venugopal, and General Secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala attended a meeting with Siddaramaiah and his deputy D. K. Shivakumar on May 26 in Delhi to decide the power transition in the southern state.
After the crucial meeting on May 26, Siddaramaiah st...