Bengaluru, Oct. 24 -- State minister and KPCC working president Satish Jarkiholi on Thursday downplayed speculation of a plan concerning succession in the Congress party.

He offered his own clarification for remarks made by Dr Yathindra Siddaramaih, son of the chief minister Siddaramaiah, who said on Tuesday that Jarkiholi was most favourable to lead and guide the party after his father's retirement from active politics.

Speaking in Kittur, Belagavi district, Jarkiholi said the chief minister's son was referring to shared values rather than leadership transition. "Dr. Yathindra has not spoken about the next chief minister or KPCC president. He has only said I could be the next AHINDA leader in the state, and I don't think that is wrong,...