Chikkaballapur, Aug. 5 -- A 'bandh' has been called on Wednesday by the supporters of Congress MLA SN Subbareddy in three taluks of Chikkaballapur district to protest his exclusion from the newly expanded Karnataka cabinet.

Subbareddy is the Congress MLA from Bagepalli assembly constituency.

Congress workers and Subbareddy's supporters have taken to the streets in Bagepalli, Gudibande and Chelur taluks, urging traders to voluntarily shut their shops. Commercial activities were affected in several places due to the 'bandh'.

The protesters said that Subbareddy, a senior leader and elected representative of the constituency, deserved a place in the cabinet. They urged the Congress high command and the state leadership to reconsider the de...