Bengaluru, May 31 -- Outgoing Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra on Saturday threw his hat into the ring for a cabinet berth, with people aware of the matter saying the possibility of giving him a ministerial post was part of the internal power-sharing understanding reached when the Congress formed the state government in 2023. Yathindra, a member of the state legislative council, rejected suggestions that Siddaramaiah had sought a cabinet berth for him during discussions with the party leadership in Delhi in the lead-up to his resignation from the state's top post. He, however, added that senior leaders were in favour of his induction into the cabinet. "Even when we travelled to Delhi to meet Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders, we did not make any such demands. In fact, Rahul Gandhi and other leaders said that I should be given a post in the cabinet and should be allowed to grow," the 45-year-old said. He added: "I am definitely an aspirant for a cabinet post." Leaders familiar with the discussions said the possibility of a cabinet berth for Yathindra formed part of the original power-sharing understanding reached in 2023, under which Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, who was elected as the legislative party leader on Saturday, agreed to rotate the CM's post midway through the five-year term. Yathindra's remarks come against the backdrop of intense discussions over the composition of the new ministry, with Congress leaders weighing competing demands for cabinet berths and senior posts as Shivakumar prepares to take oath. According to leaders aware of the negotiations, discussions have narrowed around the possibility of appointing two deputy chief ministers, with MB Patil, a Lingayat , and Dalit leader Priyank Kharge emerging as leading contenders. Satish Jarkiholi, who is being considered for the post of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president, which is currently held by Shivakumar, is also under consideration for a deputy chief minister's position, they added. "There are discussions on whether deputy chief Minister posts should be created or not," Jarkiholi said....