Cabinet rejig likely this week, Hariprasad may get inducted
Senior leaders in the know said Siddaramaiah has strongly backed Hariprasad’s induction into the cabinet and has also supported his appointment as Leader of the House in the Legislative Council. “There is a view within the leadership that Hariprasad’s experience should be utilised in the government while he continues to strengthen the organisation. According to senior party leaders in the know, MLAs Ashok Pattan, AS Ponnanna, KN Rajanna and MLC M R Seetharam are among those who have stepped up their efforts ahead of the expected consultations in New Delhi.
- ▪Senior leaders in the know said Siddaramaiah has strongly backed Hariprasad’s induction into the cabinet and has also supported his appointment as Leader of the House in the Legislative Council.
- ▪“There is a view within the leadership that Hariprasad’s experience should be utilised in the government while he continues to strengthen the organisation.
- ▪According to senior party leaders in the know, MLAs Ashok Pattan, AS Ponnanna, KN Rajanna and MLC M R Seetharam are among those who have stepped up their efforts ahead of the expected consultations in New Delhi.
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HomeNextCabinet rejig likely this week, Hariprasad may get inductedThe Congress is expected to take up the long pending expansion of the Karnataka cabinet this week, with chief minister DK Shivakumar, former chief minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president BK Hariprasad likely to be called to New Delhi for consultations after party leader Rahul Gandhi returns from his foreign visit, according to senior Congress leaders in the knowUpdated on: Jul 13, 2026, 08:59:39 ISTBy Arun Dev, BENGALURUPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link The Congress is expected to take up the long pending expansion of the Karnataka cabinet this week, with chief minister DK Shivakumar, former chief minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president BK Hariprasad…
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