Koppal (PTI): Senior Congress MLA and Chief Minister's Economic Advisor Basavaraj Rayareddy on Sunday termed speculations about CM change as "irrelevant", and asserted that incumbent Siddaramaiah, who was elected to the post by a majority of Congress legislators, will complete five years term.

Reacting to voices from within the party that Deputy CM D K Shivakumar would be made the chief minister, Rayareddy said, anyone can aspire for the post, and pointed out that his own supporters want to see him as the CM, as he too has won equal number of elections as the former.

"It is irrelevant. Our party high command has said that one should not talk on the chief minister change issue, but still I want to say one thing -- chief minister was chosen by the party high command after gathering the op

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