Bengaluru, June 26 -- New faces are likely to dominate the second phase of Karnataka Cabinet expansion as the Congress leadership weighs generational change alongside caste and regional representation while filling the 20 vacant ministerial berths.
Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is scheduled to travel to New Delhi on Saturday for crucial discussions with the Congress high command, where the long-pending Cabinet expansion is expected to be finalised. Ahead of his visit, Shivakumar indicated that first-time entrants could be given preference, raising the prospects of younger legislators entering the ministry.
The move has intensified competition within the ruling Congress, with more than 60 legislators said to be in the race for the available...