Bengaluru, Aug. 2 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is set to complete his Council of Ministers on Monday, ending a nearly two-month wait for Cabinet expansion, with the Congress high command expected to give final approval to the list of new ministers on Sunday night. The expansion, seen as a crucial political exercise, is aimed at strengthening the government ahead of the Assembly session and upcoming electoral challenges.
The delay in expanding the ministry triggered intense consultations within the Congress, with Shivakumar holding multiple rounds of discussions with the party leadership in New Delhi. The exercise involved a careful assessment of regional representation, caste equations, factional demands and the need to balanc...