Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, held a meeting with BR Patil and Raju Kage, dissenting Congress MLAs, on Wednesday evening to discuss the ongoing internal rift in Karnataka Congress. CM met Congress legislators shortly after his return from New Delhi, following his meeting with the top brass of the party.

According to sources, Housing Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan was also present in the meeting, the News agency PTI reported. The Housing Department is at the centre of corruption allegations raised by one of the party's MLAs, triggering an internal crisis in the state Congress. The internal rift prevailing in the party came to the public eye after Aland MLA BR Patil accused the Housing Department of taking bribes in the allocation of public housing units.

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Another MLA, Raju Kage, representing Kagwad constituency, expressed his discontent with the delay in development work and non-release of funds, as he claimed that the administration was on the verge of collapse. He even indicated the possibility of resigning.

Exploiting the opportunity, the BJP and JD(S) launched scathing attacks on the ruling Congress party after the MLAs’ statement came to the media. The opposition parties have accused the Congress of facilitating corruption as they demanded the resignation of the CM and Housing Minister.

Siddaramaiah met with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and senior party leaders K C Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala, as he visited New Delhi earlier this week. As per the Sources, the high command has taken the dissent seriously and has directed the CM to engage directly with concerned legislators, resolve the matter urgently. CM has also been instructed to prevent the occurrence of any such incidents in future, the report added. 

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It remains undisclosed whether the CM was successful in convincing and addressing the concerns of upset legislators.