BENGALURU, June 2 -- Yathindra Siddaramaiah on Monday said he was confident to find a place in chief minister designate DK Shivakumar's cabinet, and dismissed speculation that was being considered for a deputy chief minister post.

"Last time I visited the high command, Rahul Gandhi said that my interest will be taken care of, and he said I would be inducted into the cabinet, so I'm hopeful. Whatever the portfolio is, I'll be happy," Yathindra told reporters in Bengaluru.

Asked whether he was looking at the deputy chief minister's post, he replied, "No."

His remarks came as Shivakumar and outgoing CM and Yathindra's father, Siddaramaiah, travelled to New Delhi to consult the Congress leadership on the composition of the new cabinet. Shi...