India, July 2 -- With Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserting he will complete a full five-year term, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar-considered a key contender for the CM's chair-said on Wednesday that he has no option but to stand by and support Siddaramaiah. Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar stated, "What option do I have? I have to stand by him, support him. I don't have any objection to it. Whatever the party high command tells and whatever it desires, it will be fulfilled."

Asked if his supporters pushing for his elevation meant the Congress wasn't backing him, Shivakumar said he wouldn't discuss it, adding, "Lakhs of workers have supported this party. It is not only D K Shivakumar."

Siddaramaiah, speaking in Chikkaba...