After the week long conflict between Siddaramaiah and Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy , the coordination committee of the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) will meet on Sunday amid expectations of a breakthrough in efforts to end a tussle between Karnataka’s alliance partners. The Siddaramaiah led camp in the Congress is  visibly upset at being left out of decision making posts. Many believe that Siddaramaiah who is upset and is sparing no effort to assert his control over the Congress. On thursday in a show of strength ,  Congress ministers rallied behind Dr G Parameshwara at the KPCC headquarters

Senior leaders of both parties and the ministers in the Government who met on Thursday said the talks were initiated by chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, as he did not want the impression to gain ground that things were not working in the new coalition formed to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of power.“The coordination committee is the forum to discuss all the differences between the Congress and JD(S). We have reached out to all Congress leaders in the five-member committee, including former chief minister Siddaramaiah, state in-charge K.C. Venugopal and deputy chief minister G. Parameshwara. We are particularly trying to find a solution to the issues being raised by Siddaramaiah,”  a source told Newsbasics.

The rift between the JD(S) and the Siddaramaiah camp of the Congress started after Siddaramaiah’s opposition to Kumaraswamy presenting a fresh budget  instead of a supplementary budget. Besides, a section of the state Congress unit, annoyed at having to give up its claim on the finance ministry, is now trying to impose its views on the coalition government.

“Senior leaders of the party have also spoken to Siddaramaiah and have asked him to work with the coalition. Leaders in Delhi are annoyed with the public statements made by Siddaramaiah which have caused fissures between the alliance partners,” said a senior Congress leader in Delhi.

The move by the JD(S), say political observers, is to pacify Siddaramaiah, who has also allegedly raised doubts over how long the alliance would last.

Kumaraswamy’s efforts to reach out to the former chief minister is also significant given that Siddaramaiah, a one-time JD(S) heavyweight, has been a bitter critic of both H.D. Deve Gowda and his son since he parted ways with the party.

The Congress is now hopeful that with the interventions of the central leadership, Siddaramaiah will moderate his public statements. The party for now is not considering any serious action against the leader , but sources indicate that Siddaramaiah who has been rocking the boat could face consequences.

The coordination committee is also likely to discuss the government’s common minimum programme, which was compiled on the basis of the pleges made by the Congress and the JD(S) in their election manifestos.

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