Bengaluru, April 7 -- Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar will relinquish his post as state Congress president if the party high command chooses to appoint a new leader, Congress MLA from Magadi HC Balakrishna said on Sunday.

"The high command will take the final decision on the change of KPCC president. Our leader (DK Shivakumar) has also agreed to it and is ready to step down as president. If the high command identifies a suitable person, we will also welcome him," Balakrishna said in Lakshmipur taluk, responding to questions from reporters.

Rejecting speculation that Shivakumar placed conditions on stepping down, Balakrishna said: "The media is creating the idea that our leader Shivakumar will leave the post of president by...