Overview
- Senior minister Ramalinga Reddy tendered his resignation on Friday, saying assurances about the Bengaluru Development portfolio were not honoured.
- Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar held nearly two-and-a-half hours of late-night talks with Reddy in Jayanagar and told reporters he would not accept the resignation.
- Reddy withdrew his resignation on Saturday and will stay in the state cabinet as the water resources minister.
- Reddy told reporters he will focus on the Water Resources Department and limit his Bengaluru work to his BTM Layout constituency.
- Party leaders and the Congress high command handled the matter privately and left open the possibility of reassigning Bengaluru responsibilities during a second cabinet expansion after the June 18 polls.