Cong Gen Secy Venugopal meets CM Kumaraswamy, party leaders

: Amid simmering discontent in the ruling coalition's alliance partner Congress, party General Secretary K C Venugopal Tuesday held discussions withtop Congress leaders in Karnataka and Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on recent political developments and the Lok Sabha exit poll results.

During the meeting with the Chief Minister, Venugopal is said to have assured there would be no threat to the coalition government, amid speculations about its survival after the Lok Sabha poll results, Congress sources said.

JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda and Kumaraswamy not attending the meeting of opposition leaders on the EVM issue is saidto have triggered the AICC General Secretary's meeting with theChief Minister and assurance about government's continuity.

Kumaraswamy, who was scheduled to travel to Delhi Tuesday morning, cancelled it at the last moment.

Ahead of the meeting with the Chief Minister, Venugopal,along with KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao, Deputy ChiefMinister G ...