Bengaluru, Nov. 28 -- Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar on Thursday had a figurative exchange of "words"on promises and power even as Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said a meeting between the two and the top party leadership would be held to "end the confusion" in the state. In the morning, Shivakumar posted on X that "word power is world power." This later prompted a repartee from Siddaramaiah, who posted: "A word is not power unless it betters the world for the people." The 'word' used by Shivakumar was seen as a cryptic reference to a promise - specifically to his claim on Monday about a "secret deal" anchored by the Congress leadership after the party won power in Karnataka in 2023. The chief minister was apparently supposed to relinquish his post to his deputy after two-and-a-half years. Siddaramaiah completed two-and-a-half years on November 20 and Shivakumar's supporters have been claiming that it is time for him to keep his "promise" to leave the post. "Keeping one's word is the greatest strength in the world! Word power is world power," Shivakumar said. In the same post, he added, "The biggest force in the world was to keep one's word." "Be a judge, president or anyone else including myself, everyone has to walk the talk. Word power is world power," he added. The allusions were apparently not lost on Siddaramaiah. In his post, the CM said that the "mandate given by the people of Karnataka is not a moment, but a responsibility that lasts five full years". He also recalled how he "bettered the world" while mentioning five welfare schemes....