Karnataka cabinet expansion: DKS inducts 19 - no Brahmin minister, SCs get 7 berths

Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar expanded his cabinet by inducting nineteen MLAs. This expansion brings the total cabinet strength to thirty-three ministers, leaving one vacancy. The new ministry includes seven SC ministers, a record, and no Brahmin representation for the first time. Several senior leaders were n

Dinesh Gundu Rao | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J Former KPCC president and six-time MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday expressed disappointment over being denied a berth in the Cabinet headed by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.In a post on X, Mr. Rao said, “It is disappointing that after so many years of service to the Stat

After the meeting at Vidhana Soudha, Shivakumar said the Congress leadership had consciously provided opportunities to several new faces despite having many senior and deserving legislators.