Bengaluru, July 12 -- A day after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ruled out any change in leadership and asserted he would complete his full term, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar stirred speculation with a metaphor-laden remark, saying, "It is difficult to find a chair. When you find a chair, you have to come and sit on the raft."

Shivakumar made the remark while inaugurating the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti celebrations organised by the Bangalore Bar Association on Friday.

"There are so many chairs, come and sit. It is difficult to find a chair. When you find a chair, you have to come and sit on the raft. If you look at yourself, you look like tyagis," he said, addressing lawyers present at the event.

His comments sparked f...