"I am in Delhi because Rahul Gandhi wanted to meet me by 4 o'clock today. Siddaramaiah denied speculation of any rift between him and the party's Karnataka unit chief DK Shivakumar. We are building the party together... there's no rift in Karnataka Congress," he was further quoted as saying. Another section of the party wants Shivakumar to take up the leadership role if Congress secures a majority in Karnataka in the 2023 elections. Shivakumar would visit Delhi on July 26.

Source: Hindustan Times July 20, 2021 07:52 UTC