Amid speculations about a Cabinet reshuffle and change of Chief Minister in Karnataka, Home Minister G Parameshwara has played down the closed-door meeting of some senior Ministers, including him, terming it \"casual and non-political\".

He has also termed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's banquet for his Cabinet colleagues, scheduled for October 13, as a \"casual\" meeting over meals, and downplayed speculations on the change of Chief Minister.

The hour-long closed-door meeting between Parameshwara, Social Welfare Minister H C Mahadevappa, and Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi created a buzz on Thursday.

Reacting to this, Parameshwara on Friday said, \"There is nothing. I don't know how you see it. We met normally, this was not the first time. Several times, we friends — Jarkiholi (Sa

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