Synopsis: Sources said that the Congress high command, especially after the party’s poor show in the Bihar election, is reluctant to fiddle with the Karnataka government. Subtle hints have been shared with both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar against creating a situation that would destabilise the government.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar once again played down questions of leadership change in the state.

Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar ruled out a leadership change, while the AICC general secretary in charge of Karnataka, Randeep Singh Surjewala, blamed the BJP and a section of Congress leaders for fuelling the speculation.

The denial came amid renewed buzz over a possible leadership change in Karnataka following a section of party ML

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