Karnataka CM Resign | Shivakumar Meets Siddaramaiah, Hugs Him & Takes His Blessings

Congress leader Siddaramaiah confirmed Thursday morning that he will resign as Chief Minister of Karnataka, bringing the curtain down on a three-year leadership dispute with his deputy DK Shivakumar that has, at times, sidelined and even threatened to derail the party's government. The announcement was made at a breakfast meeting at his Bengaluru residence. And it followed 48 hours of hushed meetings and frenetic consultations with the Congress' top leaders in Delhi, at which the (now) outgoing chief minister was offered a high-profile compensation package - which included a Rajya Sabha seat - to convince him to quit.