Bengaluru, Dec. 9 -- Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah on Monday said that speculation around the ongoing leadership crisis was shaped by external narratives rather than internal disagreement, adding that the party's high command has not issued any directives in this regard.

"There is no battle or skirmish (in the state Congress unit). Since there is no confusion among us, I feel the media is into perception creation. The Congress high command has not given any directive about a change in leadership. If there is anything like that, then they will call and discuss it," he said.

Yathindra, who is chief minister Siddaramaiah's son, acknowledged that some voices had argued that deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar should be elevated, but p...