India, July 1 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar seems to have shut down speculation of a change in the state leadership, for now, with a clear message to Congress legislators that he expects "no recommendation" for any post.

"I don't want any recommendation of any legislators...My duty is to give more strength to the discipline of the party," Shivakumar told the media on Tuesday, asking Congress leaders to focus solely on the Assembly elections in Karnataka in 2028.

Shivakumar's clarification comes amid a speculated power tussle in the Karnataka Congress leadership. An internal rift within Congress over power has sprung up time and again since the party came to power in the state in 2023.

This time, the reports came due ...