Parameshwara rejects claims of CM change in Karnataka, says no such indications in Congress

Rejecting claims of a Chief Ministerial change in Karnataka later this year, Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said there was no indication of such change within the ruling Congress party. He was responding to a claim made by the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, R Ashoka, who stated that CM Siddaramaiah would be replaced by November 15 or 16 this year.

"I want to ask him (Ashoka) when did he learn Jyotishya (astrology). I don’t know which training school taught him astrology. There are no indications of such changes in our party," Parameshwara said, in response to a question about Ashoka’s repeated comments on a CM change after November 15.

Speculation about a leadership change in the Congress party had been rife over the past few months, with several members, including ministers, openly speaking to the media on the issue.