The political lobbying over Karnataka's long-pending cabinet expansion has intensified, with a delegation of retired defence personnel, former Olympians and eminent citizens from Kodagu urging Chief Minister DK Shivakumar to induct Virajpet MLA AS Ponnanna into the state cabinet.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge publicly reprimanded party workers during the ‘Sankalpa Samavesha’ event in Bengaluru after repeated chants in support of Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar disrupted the programme.
