Tumakuru, March 31 -- Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday dismissed reports of a rift between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar over the issue of cabinet reshuffle.

He stated that no such discussion had taken place and that the party high command would handle any decisions regarding the matter.

"There is no rift in our party. The word about the cabinet reshuffle has not come yet. There is no rift; the high command is there, and they will take care of it," Parameshwara told reporters on Monday.

Meanwhile, the Karnataka BJP has announced an overnight sit-in protest against the Congress government's price hikes. BJP Karnataka President and MLA B Y Vijayendra stated that the protest would tak...