Bengaluru, June 5 -- The Karnataka Congress on Friday found itself in full damage-control mode after senior minister Ramalinga Reddy's resignation over portfolio allocation threatened to cast an early shadow over the newly formed government led by Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.
With the surprise exit of one of the party's most influential Bengaluru leaders triggering political ripples, the Congress leadership moved swiftly to project unity, with Shivakumar and senior minister Priyank Kharge publicly stressing that the issue would be resolved through dialogue.
The resignation is understood to have stemmed from Reddy's dissatisfaction with the allocation of the Water Resources portfolio. Party insiders indicated that the veteran leader had e...