India, June 5 -- A major political embarrassment has hit the newly formed Karnataka government as Minister Ramalinga Reddy resigned from the Cabinet just two days after taking oath, reportedly over dissatisfaction with the portfolio allocation.

Reddy, a senior Congress leader and eight-time MLA from BTM Layout, was inducted into the DK Shivakumar-led Cabinet during the recent expansion. However, he expressed strong displeasure after being assigned the Irrigation portfolio instead of the Bengaluru Development portfolio, which he claims was promised to him earlier.

Confirming his resignation, Reddy said that Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had personally assured him of the Bengaluru Development portfolio before the Cabinet formation. He adde...