India, July 11 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has yet again dismissed the speculations regarding a change in leadership. After a meeting on Friday with Congress' high command, the Karnataka leader stated that the speculations regarding a vacancy in the CM post were "not discussed at all."

In response to reporters, the Karnataka Chief Minister stated that the issue of leadership change was not discussed.

"How many times do I tell you, it (speculations around Karnataka CM post) was not discussed at all? This issue was not discussed at all with the high command," the chief minister was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

On Thursday, the Karnataka CM asserted that there was "no vacancy" for the top post and added that he would ...