Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar stated that cabinet expansion decisions rest with the Congress high command. He assured representatives from North Karnataka dargahs that their request to include MLC Salim Ahmed in the cabinet would be conveyed. With 20 ministerial berths vacant, Shivakumar faces pressure to balance aspirations from various communities and factions, emphasizing a desire to avoid injustice and factionalism while planning reforms for backward classes.
