India, Aug. 5 -- Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday issued a stern warning to disgruntled Congress legislators threatening to resign after being overlooked in the cabinet expansion, saying if they resign, it will be accepted "within a few minutes."

The remarks came a day after some Congress MLAs expressed displeasure and offered to resign after missing out on a ministerial berth following the long-awaited cabinet expansion that saw 19 ministers getting inducted. After the Monday's expansion, the cabinet now has one vacant berth. Notable among the disgruntled legislators were Indi MLA Yashvantharayagouda V Patil, who submitted his resignation from the assembly, and Belur Gopalakrishna, who also offered to step down after be...