<p>Bengaluru: A sulking Chief Minister Siddaramaiah held a meeting late Monday night with his aides to review the fallout of senior Congress lawmaker K N Rajanna’s sacking from the Cabinet. </p>.<p>After he was shunted out, Rajanna said he was the victim of a “conspiracy” and that he knew who was behind it. Siddaramaiah is learned to have huddled with Social Welfare Minister Dr H C Mahadevappa and Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi. </p><p>The CM is said to have expressed despair over having to sack his close aide. </p>.<p>Speaking to reporters, Satish called for exercising caution amid “one-upmanship in politics” in the backdrop of Rajanna’s sacking. </p>.<p>Asked if Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s loyalists were being targeted, Satish said: “We need to be careful. There will be one-upmanship in politics. If we’re careful, then such episodes won’t occur.”</p>.<p>Senior MLC B K Hariprasad also said that conspiracies are a part and parcel of politics. “Those from SC/ST and OBC communities keep facing conspiracies. This is a lesson for Rajanna,” he added.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: A sulking Chief Minister Siddaramaiah held a meeting late Monday night with his aides to review the fallout of senior Congress lawmaker K N Rajanna’s sacking from the Cabinet. </p>.<p>After he was shunted out, Rajanna said he was the victim of a “conspiracy” and that he knew who was behind it. Siddaramaiah is learned to have huddled with Social Welfare Minister Dr H C Mahadevappa and Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi. </p><p>The CM is said to have expressed despair over having to sack his close aide. </p>.<p>Speaking to reporters, Satish called for exercising caution amid “one-upmanship in politics” in the backdrop of Rajanna’s sacking. </p>.<p>Asked if Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s loyalists were being targeted, Satish said: “We need to be careful. There will be one-upmanship in politics. If we’re careful, then such episodes won’t occur.”</p>.<p>Senior MLC B K Hariprasad also said that conspiracies are a part and parcel of politics. “Those from SC/ST and OBC communities keep facing conspiracies. This is a lesson for Rajanna,” he added.</p>
