Bengaluru, 23 Nov

As speculation around Chief Minister change in Karnataka refuses to die down, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said that the party High Command will decide on the isuse, and he has nothing to say now.

“Whatever it is, the High Command will do it. There is no need for you (media) to worry more about it," Kharge told reporters outside his residence in the City.

The AICC Chief stated this a day after his meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the City. He was also scheduled to meet Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday.

The power tussle within the ruling party has intensified after the Congress government reached the halfway mark of its five-year term on 20 November.

Both Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah have said they would abide by the High Command’s decision.

The CM's meeting with the AICC Chief came after some MLAs supporting Shivakumar travelled to New Delhi to meet Kharge.

On Sunday, Ministers HC Mahadevappa and K Venkatesh, considered close to Siddaramaiah, met Kharge at his residence. Mahadevappa said the meeting discussed organising the party to prepare it for the upcoming local body polls. He also asserted that Siddaramaiah would complete his full tenure as the Chief Minister.