इसमें पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री सिद्धारमैया, कर्नाटक प्रदेश अध्यक्ष दिनेश गुंडु राव, केजे जॉर्ज, प्रियांक खड़गे, एमबी पाटिल, इश्वर खांद्रे और अन्य कांग्रेस विधायक मौजूद हैं।
Besides him, there were several other tribal leaders including Karia Munda (BJP), who is Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker, Union Minister Krishna Chandra Deo (Congress), former Nagaland Chief Minister S C Jamir (Congress) and former union minister Arvind Neta.