Bengaluru, Nov. 28 -- Amid the ongoing political tug-of-war over the Chief Minister's post in Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's recent statement about Sonia Gandhi sacrificing her chance to be Prime Minister has sparked speculation about the potential change.

Speaking at an event of the Department of Women and Child Development, Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Senior Citizens, Shivakumar highlighted Gandhi's decision to step aside for Manmohan Singh, citing it as an example of her selflessness.

Sonia Gandhi then had the UPA coalition's support. But she said that the Prime Minister's post was not important. She gave up the post of Prime Minister to economist Manmohan Singh. According to Shivakumar, he had said...