New Delhi, July 1 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said the party high command will decide on matters like changing chief minister, with the comments coming amid speculation about a leadership change in Karnataka, even as a section of the ruling party maintained that removing CM Siddaramaiah would negatively impact the organisation's long-term interests in the southern state.

Amid reports of internal rift in the ruling party, Congress general secretary in-charge of Karnataka, Randeep Singh Surjewala, began meeting with party legislators in the state to sort out things. The AICC member will hold separate meetings with party's all legislators, MPs, ministers, district leaders and senior leaders.

When reporters asked Khar...