Karnataka Congress MLAs Seek Cabinet Reshuffle in Delhi

A delegation of around 30 senior Karnataka Congress legislators traveled to New Delhi on Sunday to meet the party's national leadership and press for a cabinet reshuffle that would provide them ministerial opportunities after three years in power.

Led by Assembly Chief Whip Ashok Pattan, the group includes multiple-term lawmakers such as T.B. Jayachandra, the state's special representative in Delhi; S.N. Narayanaswamy; K. Shadakshari; A.R. Krishnamurthy; Puttaranga Shetty; and Belur Gopalakrishna. They arrived in the capital to discuss organizational matters and advocate for including experienced legislators in the ministry, emphasizing that the current government has about two years remaining in its term. The MLAs plan to stay for several days and have scheduled meetings with All India Congress Committee President Mallikarjun Kharge, general secretaries K.C. Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala, and possibly Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, pending availability.

The visit follows a strategy session among the senior MLAs last month, where they met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and obtained his consent before proceeding to Delhi after recent bypolls in Bagalkot...