Bengaluru: After retaining two Legislative Assembly seats for the Congress in the recent byelection, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah arrived in New Delhi on Friday night to discuss the filling of two vacant seats in his council of ministers, with the Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other leaders.

Soon after his arrival in New Delhi, Siddaramaiah met party general secretary incharge of Karnataka, Digvijaya Singh, and discussed the issue. He was accompanied by KPCC?president G?Parameshwara and working president Dinesh Gundu Rao.

While it is likely that Geetha Mahadeva Prasad, who got elected from Gundlupet seat in the bypolls may be inducted into the council of ministers it is learnt that the chief minister is keen on inducting a backward classes leader, particularly from his own Kuruba community for the other slot.

Siddaramaiah is expected to meet Sonia and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday afternoon and discuss the ministry expansion, appointment of new president for Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) and filling of vacant seats in the Legislative Council, through nominations.

It is gathered that the Congress high command is keen on overhauling the party setup in Karnataka ahead of the Assembly polls after few veteran leaders joined the BJP.