India, April 13 -- A group of Congress MLAs on Monday travelled to Delhi to meet the party leadership, seeking ministerial representation and pressing for a long-pending cabinet reshuffle.

The delegation includes leaders such as Ashok Pattan, S.N. Narayanaswamy, K. Shadakshari, AR Krishnamurthy, Puttaranga Shetty and Belur Gopal Krishna, among others. Many of them are multiple-term legislators who believe it is time for a reshuffle that gives them a chance in the ministry, news agency ANI reported.

Their primary demand is straightforward, a reconfiguration of the cabinet that accommodates senior leaders who have been waiting for a ministerial role.

The Congress government in Karnataka has been dealing with internal friction, particular...