Bengaluru, Feb. 9 -- Senior leaders in Karnataka's ruling Congress reacted to fresh leadership speculation by repeatedly asserting that any decision on the chief minister's post rests solely with the party high command, dismissing talk of an internal power struggle.

Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said there were no formal discussions on changing the leadership. "No discussions going on. Some MLAs have spoken, that's all. There is nothing like that. The CM and DCM have said that whatever the high command decides is final. These are all just rumours. All MLAs, CM and DCM are with the High Command. There is no dispute. There is no problem, no division in the Congress party, and we are all together," he said on Sunday.

Home Minister G. Pa...