The political succession battle in Karnataka Congress is heating up. After Yathindra Siddaramaiah backed Satish Jarkiholi as his father's ideological successor, Jarkiholi has broken his silence, calling Yathindra's statement his personal opinion and asserting that the party and legislators will decide. Yathindra's remarks are being seen as a snub to DK Shivakumar, though the Deputy CM has reiterated his loyalty to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.