CLP meeting on May 29 to take stock of political developments

Amid coalition worries, the Congress, a partner in the ruling alliance in Karnataka, has convened a meeting ofits legislature party on Wednesday to discuss the current political developments in the state.

The meeting comes in the backdrop of the rout of the Congress-JD(S) alliance in the Lok Sabha polls and simmering discontent within the party.

CLP leader Siddaramaiah,in a letter to party legislators, including members of the legislative council, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, said the meeting woudl be held at a hotel here on May 29 at 6 PM to discuss the current political developments.

"All MLAs should be present at the meeting without fail and give valuable suggestions," it said, adding that Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, Pradesh Congress President Dinesh Gundu Rao, among others, would be present.

In its worst ever electoral performance in Karnataka, Congress won just one out of 21 seats it contested in the Lok Sabha polls, while JD(S) too won just one out of the ...