After revolt by several legislators, whose supporters have taken to streets against their leaders not being inducted into the Cabinet, the Congress leadership went into damage control mode on Wednesday by reaching out to disgruntled leaders. On Wednesday, AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala arrived in Bengaluru and met senior Vokkaliga leader and former Minister M. Krishnappa and his son Priya Krishna. Mr. Hariprasad also visited the residence of Mr. Patil, and Dinesh Gundu Rao, another former Minister. In the coming days this will be set right,” Mr. Hariprasad told presspersons after meeting Mr. Patil. When his attention was drawn to several former Ministers seeking reasons for being dropped, Mr. Hariprasad said, “The main reason is social justice and opportunity to those who had been denied it.