Bengaluru, Aug. 26 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is expected to discuss the future of Minister B Nagendra with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during their meeting on Thursday, amid mounting pressure from the BJP for the minister's resignation over the Valmiki Corporation funds case.
The meeting assumes significance as the BJP has announced a 10-day, nearly 200-km padayatra from Raichur to Ballari from September 1, demanding Nagendra's resignation and stepping up its campaign against the Congress government.
Congress insiders said the party leadership is assessing the political fallout of Nagendra's continuation in the Cabinet, particularly with the BJP preparing to take the issue to the streets.
Nagendra had earlier resigned fr...