Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah dismissed speculation about leadership change, reacting sharply to a reporter who asked if Deputy CM DK Shivakumar would take charge in November. "Has he (DK Shivakumar) told you?...How did you come to know?" CM said. When reporter replied that he had read it in newspaper, CM retorted, "Which newspaper?...I didn't see it anywhere...though I read all newspapers."