Bengaluru, Jan. 14 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress president DK Shivakumar on Wednesday clarified that there were no discussions regarding a change in the Chief Ministership during the visit of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to the state.

Speaking to the reporters, DK Shivakumar said,"I am Karnataka's Congress President, and he is the leader of the opposition. These meetings and talks are as per protocol; all this cannot be discussed in public... There are no such discussions (CM change). Rahul Gandhi has asked us to continue the good work, and we will work accordingly."

He added that the meeting also covered developmental issues, including the progress of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (N...