Bengaluru, Feb. 27 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Friday that there was no need for anyone to go to Delhi to lobby for him.

In a statement, he said, "I appeal to everyone not to go to Delhi to lobby for me. If you have personal requests or are aspiring for Cabinet positions, you can go to Delhi. But you do not need to go to Delhi to bat for me." He was replying to questions on rumours about some MLAs and ministers planning to visit Delhi in his support."

When asked if the meeting of over 40 MLAs on the occasion of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA Balakrishna's birthday celebrations was a show of strength, he said, "No show of strength. Some MLAs travel abroad for leisure and study-tours, some go to Delhi, and some ...