Over 30 Congress legislators leave for Delhi to seek Cabinet reshuffle to accommodate them

Amid speculations over a leadership change in the State, a set of Congress legislators left for Delhi on Sunday to mount pressure on the party high command to initiate a Cabinet reshuffle and accommodate new faces.

The legislators may meet Central leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal and general secretary in charge of Karnataka Randeep Surjewala over the next two days. While Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s camp is pushing for a cabinet reshuffle, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who is eyeing the Chief Minister’s post, is opposed to the reshuffle. Currently, two Cabinet berths are vacant due to the resignation of K.N. Rajanna and B. Nagendra.