Karnataka: Ramalinga Reddy has withdrawn resignation, says AICC

Bengaluru: Senior Karnataka minister Ramalinga Reddy has withdrawn his resignation as minister, AICC general secretary RS Surjewala announced on Saturday.

Reddy is very important to the Congress party. His experience is invaluable to the party. “We spoke to him. There had been some misunderstanding. He has withdrawn his resignation,” Surjewala told the media after discussing with him.

He will continue to serve as a loyal soldier of the party and as a minister. In fact, the BJP is in shock because they thought they could disrupt the smooth transfer of power, Surjewala added.


The AICC is believed to have offered an additional portfolio to Reddy to buy peace with him.

Reddy resigned on Friday without taking charge of the water resources portfolio that he was allotted, plunging the two-day old DK Shivakumar regime into a crisis.

The BTM layout MLA had walked out of the cabinet, upset over the denial of the Greater Bengaluru Development portfolio that he said he was promised.

Chief Minister DK Shivakumar also said that he had spoken to Reddy and the differences have been resolved.

"Ramalinga Reddy is my friend. I have spoken to him, and all problems have been resolved. Under no circumstances will I accept his resignation," he told the media.