India, Aug. 5 -- Amid several Congress MLAs reportedly threatening to resign for being left out in Karnataka's cabinet of ministers, chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday drew from his own experience in the past when Siddaramaiah was CM.

Shivakumar said even he was denied a ministerial berth during one of the tenures of former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, and also during that of N Dharam Singh.

His statement came a day after a few Congress MLAs expressed disappointment and offered to resign after failing to secure a ministerial post in the long-awaited cabinet reshuffle, which saw 20 ministers being sworn in.

After Monday's expansion, a number of Congress MLAs expressed their displeasure, including MLA Yashvantharayagouda V Patil, who ...