Bengaluru, May 27 -- Congress MLA Iqbal Hussain on Wednesday, May 27, made a strong statement hinting at a possible leadership change in Karnataka, saying that "God has fulfilled the wishes of the people of the state" regarding Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar becoming the next Chief Minister.

Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Iqbal Hussain said the time had finally arrived for party leaders and workers to speak openly about the leadership issue after maintaining discipline for months as directed by the Congress high command.

"By the grace of God, the right time has come. The people of the entire state wanted our leader to get this opportunity, and God has fulfilled that wish. I offer crores of salutations to God," he said.

The ML...