Ramanagara, April 18 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that the state cabinet's discussion on the caste-based socio-economic survey remains inconclusive and denied reports of internal opposition.

"The discussion didn't conclude. It remained incomplete in yesterday's cabinet," Siddaramaiah told reporters in Ramanagara.

He dismissed media reports suggesting dissent among ministers on the issue. "No one opposed it, and as reported, no one spoke aggressively. Whatever is being reported is a lie," he said.

Siddaramaiah confirmed that the matter has been deferred and will be revisited in the upcoming cabinet meeting. "It has been kept for discussion in the next cabinet," he added.

Earlier in the day, Karnataka BJP Pres...