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Karnataka cabinet expansion
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Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar, former CM Siddaramaiah, and other state Congress leaders are in Delhi to meet the high command for a final decision on the long-pending cabinet expansion. Multiple leaders confirm the party high command holds the final say, with the process expected to conclude this week.
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Full story →K'taka cabinet expansion: Siddaramaiah to attend key AICC meet in Delhi
Siddaramaiah will attend a key AICC meeting in Delhi to discuss the Karnataka cabinet expansion.
The former CM will first travel to Mysore for a private programme and return by special flight.
Deputy CM G Parameshwara stated that the final decision on the expansion rests with the party high command.
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Full story →K’taka Cong leaders to meet top brass in Delhi, discuss cabinet expansion
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, former CM Siddaramaiah, and state Congress president BK Hariprasad will travel to New Delhi on Monday to meet Congress high command.
The meeting aims to finalize candidates for 20 vacant ministerial berths as part of a long-pending cabinet expansion in Karnataka.
The cabinet expansion could be announced as early as Tuesday or Wednesday, ahead of the monsoon session in August.
More than 60 Congress legislators are vying for the 20 ministerial positions.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi are expected to give final approval, with Rahul Gandhi favoring new faces around age 50 with two decades of party work.