Karnataka Cabinet expansion ignites backlash as senior Congress MLAs allege favoritism towards turncoats, threatening party unity.

Karnataka Cabinet expansion ignites backlash as senior Congress MLAs allege favoritism towards turncoats, threatening party unity.

Nineteen MLAs are set to be inducted into Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's ministry at a swearing-in ceremony scheduled today at Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru.

In the first expansion of the two-month-old Karnataka Cabinet led by Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, 19 MLAs were sworn-in as ministers

Reacting to the growing dissent, DK Shivakumar said many deserving and senior legislators could not be accommodated in the ministry and urged them not to lose hope.

Ripple effects of the Karnataka Cabinet expansion have begun, with senior Congress leaders resigning from the party on Monday, August 3.

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.

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.

With discontent brewing over the Karnataka Cabinet expansion, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar urged Congress legislators to be patient, saying everyone cannot be accommodated at once.

Kalyana Karnataka gains seven Cabinet berths, with Kalaburagi now represented by three ministers in Shivakumar's expanded government.