Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had a meeting on Wednesday night with Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister Shivraj Patil to discuss the political developments in Karnataka, where Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government is facing a crisis.
They reviewed the situation in the state, after a section of JD-S led by H D Kumaraswamy withdrew support from Dharam Singh-led government, aligned with BJP and jointly staked claim to form an alternative government.
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