Will Finalise Cabinet Expansion This Week: Karnataka CM Shivakumar
Shivakumar said the party will finalise new ministers by week’s end as Congress leaders weigh regional and caste balance to fill 20 vacancies.
- On Monday, Chief Minister Shivakumar traveled to New Delhi to finalize Karnataka's Cabinet expansion, aiming to complete the process by the end of this week.
- Planned discussions were delayed last week as party leaders participated in protests regarding NEET paper leaks, while the government currently holds 20 vacancies within its 34-member Council of Ministers.
- More than two dozen aspirants are lobbying in Delhi for ministerial berths as party leadership favors fresh faces to deliver visible departmental changes before the 2028 Assembly elections.
- Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's travel schedule may push the swearing-in ceremony to Thursday or Friday, as the governor will be away from Bengaluru until Thursday evening.
- The expansion aims to address demands for greater regional and social representation, though balancing these complex caste requirements may result in two ministerial berths remaining vacant.
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Karnataka: New faces likely to get priority in Ministerial expansion
As talks on the expansion of the D.K. Shivakumar-led Cabinet enter the final stages in Delhi, indications are that priority may be given to new faces this time. According to sources in the ruling Congress, party leader Rahul Gandhi is keen on inducting fresh faces into the Ministry.
After high command reservations, delay, Karnataka Cabinet expansion this week
Although Congress leaders from Karnataka travelled to Delhi in the second week of June with names of Cabinet berth aspirants, the high command sought revisions because the list mostly contained senior legislators.
High Command Will Decide on Cabinet Expansion: Karnataka Dy CM G Parameshwara
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru before departing for New Delhi, Parameshwara confirmed that Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, the KPCC President and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah are in Delhi to deliberate on cabinet expansion with the Congress central leadership, noting that action will only follow party approval. India News | High Command Will Decide on Cabinet Expansion: Karnataka Dy C…
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