BENGALURU, April 17 -- A group of Congress legislators from Karnataka met Randeep Singh Surjewala, the All India Congress Committee general secretary in charge of the State, in New Delhi on Thursday to push for a Cabinet reshuffle and seek inclusion in the ministry.

The delegation, comprising more than 20 MLAs, has been in the capital since April 12, lobbying the party leadership to allow chief minister Siddaramaiah to undertake a reshuffle and make room for senior legislators who have yet to be accommodated. Their demand includes replacing those who have already served multiple terms as ministers.

Earlier, on April 13, the MLAs met AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and conveyed their concerns, reiterating the need for a reconstitution ...