BENGALURU, Feb. 12 -- Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he and his deputy DK Shivakumar would abide by any decision of the Congress high command on the leadership question. This comes after remarks by Shivakumar's brother, former MP DK Suresh, that leaders who joined the party from outside were given priority.

The chief minister also said he was unaware of reports that some legislators were planning a foreign trip and added that if such travel was funded personally, it could not be objected to.

"Can't you (media) ask anything other than this (leadership change issue)? You don't ask anything else, only this. It has been three months since you began this. Please don't ask me this again," Siddaramaiah told reporters, displaying...