No representation for five districts in north Karnataka in State Cabinet
Political leaders and supporters in five north Karnataka districts are protesting after being excluded from the recent state cabinet expansion. The exclusion has led to public demonstrations and resignations by local party members in affected regions.
Why it matters
This reflects internal party friction and regional dissatisfaction regarding political representation in the Karnataka state government.
While the newly expanded ministry has 10 new faces and return of seven more Ministers of the Siddaramaiah Cabinet, senior leaders from north Karnataka (Kalyana and Kittur Karnataka) are feeling left out as five districts from the region have no representation in the expansion.
These are the districts that had representation in the previous Cabinet of former Chief Minister Siddarmaiah, but now have been left out. They are Gadag, Vijayanagara, Uttara Kannada, Yadgir and Raichur.
In the previous Cabinet, Gadag was represented by senior leader H.K. Patil who served as Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Legislation and Tourism. In the Shivakumar Cabinet, however, he has been left out. The only consolation for Gadag district is that MLA for Ron G.S. Patil has been chosen to become the next Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
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