Bengaluru, Nov. 18 -- Speculation over cabinet reshuffle intensified on Monday as several Congress law-makers met chief minister Siddaramaiah before his departure to Delhi, where he met party national president, Mallikarjuna Kharge, and other leaders.

Through the morning, Pradeep Eashwar, Ashok Pattan, Vijayananda Kashappanavar, A S Ponnanna and former minister K N Rajanna visited the chief minister's residence. Rajanna's 20 minute meeting drew particular attention because he was removed from the cabinet earlier at the insistence of the high command. According to people familiar with the conversation, Rajanna raised concerns about how his role was being viewed in Delhi and told Rahul Gandhi that he wanted to address what he described as ...