Bengaluru, June 1 -- Karnataka Deputy Speaker Rudrappa Manappa Lamani on Monday expressed hope of securing a ministerial berth in the upcoming cabinet expansion, saying Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader DK Shivakumar had assured him that he would convey his message to the party high command.

Speaking to ANI, Lamani said he had personally met Shivakumar after his election as the CLP leader.

"DK Shivakumar has been elected as the CLP leader. We also personally met Shivakumar yesterday. He said, 'I will try to make you a minister after talking to everyone and will convey your message to the high command,'" Lamani said.

Regarding his aspiration for a ministerial berth in the upcoming Cabinet, the Karnataka Deputy Speaker said Siddara...