Bengaluru, Nov. 4 -- Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday rejected speculation about a possible change in the state's leadership, saying that only the Congress high command will decide on the issue after the Bihar Assembly elections.

Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, the chief minister appeared visibly annoyed when pressed about rumours of his deputy, D.K. Shivakumar, succeeding him."It does not matter what people say. Anyone may say anything. Tell me, who is the high command?" Siddaramaiah said. "It is Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge. Have they said anything on this? Then why raise it? It's not what people say, it's the media that keeps talking about it."

He reiterated that discussions on a cabinet res...