India, May 30 -- The internal dynamics within Karnataka's Congress government appear to be shifting subtly, as Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday openly expressed displeasure over bureaucratic decisions taken without his nod - raising fresh questions about his equation with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Shivakumar, who also holds the Water Resources portfolio, revealed that he has written to Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, directing her not to transfer any engineers from his department without informing him. His remarks have come amid renewed buzz about a growing rift between the state's two most powerful Congress leaders - a claim both have denied multiple times in public.

Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar emphasized th...