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reason behind Mr Siddaramaiah sacking
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>The decision of Mr Siddaramaiah to attend an apolitical rally of the Backward Classes, Dalits and Minorities (BDM) last month at Hubli, had led to his sacking because his Janata Dal (Secular) party chief and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda had opposed the Hubli rally. </b>

With the sacking of Mr Siddaramaiah, the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) Government was on the verge of collapse, as Mr Deve Gowda had not taken kindly to some of the Congress leaders backing the Hubli rally, which was actually a show of strength by Mr Siddaramaiah.

Mr Deve Gowda met Congress President Sonia Gandhi twice after the Hubli rally to get an undertaking from the latter that Congress will not back the proposed BDM rallies planned under the leadership of Mr Siddaramaiah, who still technically continues to remain in the Janata Dal (Secular). However, <b>Mr Deve Gowda has not got any such assurance because efforts are on to wean away Mr Siddaramaiah to the Congress.</b> <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->link