Soon after the Congress suffered a setback in the Bihar Assembly elections, the party’s internal rumblings spilled into Karnataka, where speculation over a mid-term leadership change has resurfaced. But Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday sought to cool the chatter, insisting that his weekend meeting with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi was nothing more than routine organisational work.Shivakumar, who also heads the Karnataka Congress, said Sunday’s discussion revolved around party-related tasks such as office inaugurations and trust matters. He refused to divulge further, remarking that "everyone in the organisation stands where the party stands".

Even so, the quiet meeting has reignited talk of a possible “November revolution”, a reference to the government hitt

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