BengaluruOctober 12, 2025 08:54 PM IST
First revealed on: Oct 12, 2025 at 08:54 PM IST
Amid speculations of a Cupboard reshuffle in Karnataka, all eyes are actually on a dinner assembly scheduled by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for all ministers on Monday. The assembly comes weeks forward of the completion of two and a half years of the Congress authorities within the state.
Whereas leaders comparable to Deputy CM D Okay Shivakumar have downplayed speculations over the Cupboard reshuffle, celebration insiders mentioned that new ministers shall be inducted on the midway mark of the tenure of Siddaramaiah as CM.
“As many as half the ministers will probably get replaced to make room for recent faces within the state Cupboard,” a senior minister informed indianexpress.com lately.
Requested who could be inducted rather than whom, the minister mentioned the choice has been left to the excessive command. “Since they’ve loved the Cupboard berth for 2 and a half years, it is just pure that others shall be supplied the chance,” he mentioned, including that the reshuffle was probably as soon as the outcomes of the Bihar elections are out on November 14.
Indications are that there could possibly be curtains on long-drawn speculations over the change of management within the state. Whereas supporters of Shivakumar have maintained that he could be CM, the Congress management has silenced their claims by issuing notices to chorus them from making any remarks concerning the problem. Furthermore, Randeep Surjewala, celebration normal secretary in-charge of Karnataka, has additionally dismissed the speculations as baseless.
Shivakumar mentioned there was nothing uncommon concerning the dinner assembly with the CM. “Any choice on Cupboard reshuffle rests solely with the excessive command,” he informed reporters Saturday.
On Monday, Siddaramaiah will attend occasions at Bagalkot in North Karnataka earlier than returning to Bengaluru to host the assembly. In response to latest remarks by Housing Minister Zameer Ahmed, B Nagendra – who resigned forward of arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in reference to the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Growth Company rip-off final yr – is prone to be re-inducted. Other than him, senior chief Okay N Rajanna, who was compelled to step down earlier this yr, can also be learnt to have set his sights on being a part of the state Cupboard once more.