India, Nov. 28 -- Amid an escalating power tussle in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar have both been pulled up by the Congress high command and instructed to resolve their differences, sources told NDTV.

Acting on the directive, Siddaramaiah has invited Shivakumar for a breakfast meeting on Saturday, marking the party's first concrete move to contain the escalating rift.

The intervention comes after a sharp exchange of posts on X, which the leadership reportedly viewed as an unnecessary public showdown.

On Thursday, Shivakumar took a pointed jab, writing: "Keeping one's word is the greatest strength in the world. Word power is world power."

Within hours, Siddaramaiah responded with a counter-message:...