Bengaluru, June 3 -- Congress MLA Ashok Pattan on Wednesday expressed disappointment over not being included in the first batch of ministers in the new Karnataka cabinet, while alleging that caste considerations played a role in the Chief Minister's selection process.

Speaking to ANI ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister-designate DK Shivakumar and his council of ministers, Pattan said, "From the very beginning, I have been an aspirant. I am a senior leader. Third time MLA. I have a political family background. My father was a freedom fighter... I wanted to become a Chief Minister long back. But it has not happened because the caste factor will always be there. That is a big problem for me. I have not been made the CM becau...