"Will Say Yes": Priyank Kharge Fuels Karnataka Chief Minister Change Buzz

The Congress stormed to power in the southern state this year - winning 135 seats to the BJP's 66 to defeat oust the party then in power.

Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Friday stirred the 'who will be Chief Minister' pot in Karnataka, telling reporters he "will say 'yes'" if the party's high command asks him to replace Mr Siddaramaiah.

Mr Kharge, Congress boss Mallikarjun Kharge's son, is currently the state's IT and Tourism Minister.

"As I have said four people sit together in Delhi (and decide). Barring those four... whoever talks has no value. High command should say... if they say I am Chief Minister, I will say 'Yes' to it," he said.