Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP) 

Bengaluru, Sep 14: Former chief minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao, who were in New Delhi for two days to hold discussions over the appointment of the leader of the opposition in the state assembly and office bearers of the party, had to return empty-handed. 

It is learnt that they could not hold discussions with interim president of All India Congress Committee, Sonia Gandhi, as they could not meet her to discuss this issue. Both the leaders had aimed at holding consultation with Sonia Gandhi on the above issues and finalize the names.

  
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It is said that Sonia Gandhi was busy taking part in other meetings of the party and therefore could not give time for the state Congress leaders to meet her. The leaders were given an opportunity to meet her at New Delhi on Saturday but a meeting of party leaders had already been planned by the state leadership at the party office here on Saturday about preparations for the by-poll in constituencies represented by the 17 disqualified legislators of the state. 

As both Siddaramaiah and Dinesh Gundu Rao had to participate in the said meeting, both of them returned on Friday night itself, it is gathered.