1. Karnataka Cabinet expansion | CM Siddaramaiah meets Rahul, Sonia in Delhi
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi at 10, Janpath in Delhi on May 26. Following several rounds of negotiations over Cabinet expansion in Karnataka — where both Mr. Siddaramaiah and his Deputy D.K. Shivakumar have been pushing their loyalists for ministerial posts — sources say the names of around 20 more Ministers are expected to be finalised today.
Keeping an eye on 2024 Lok Sabha polls, sources said the challenging task for both leaders is to ensure that all communities are adequately represented in the Cabinet. There are demands from dominant Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities and OBCs for higher representation for their MLAs since they have played a major role in voting the Congress to power.
