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BJP alleges Karnataka Cabinet expansion shaped by Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar power struggle

BJP alleges Karnataka Cabinet expansion shaped by Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar power struggle
Karnataka Cabinet expansion shaped by Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar power struggle, claims BJP · thehansindia.com

Every few years, people in a place in India called Karnataka vote for leaders to run their state.

A group called the Congress party is in charge there, and its leaders were picking people for important government jobs.

A leader from another group, the BJP, said the picks were not fair.

He said some people got the good jobs because they paid money or had powerful friends, not because they would do good work.

He also said two top Congress leaders were fighting over who has more power.

He was upset that no women were given any of the important jobs.

One person who got a job, B. Nagendra, is being watched by judges because some money may be missing.

The BJP leader also said minister Priyank Kharge made unkind comments about students asking for jobs.

Even some people inside the Congress party said they were unhappy with how the jobs were handed out.

The BJP leader said the people of Karnataka will show what they think when they vote.

Key facts

Incident
Karnataka Cabinet expansion
Accuser
B.Y. Vijayendra, BJP state president and MLA
Chief Minister
D.K. Shivakumar
Former Chief Minister
Siddaramaiah
Main allegation
Expansion driven by money power, factional politics and Congress high command
Controversial pick
Minister B. Nagendra, re-inducted amid Valmiki Development Corporation scam proceedings
Women inducted
None
Venue
Bengaluru press conference

Quotes

B.Y. Vijayendra

BJP President and MLA

“the Cabinet expansion was not aimed at ensuring good governance or accelerating development but was the outcome of internal power‑sharing arrangements, groupism and decisions dictated by the party high command.”
thehansindia.com
“the Cabinet expansion was shaped by the power struggle between former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, with the Congress high command playing the decisive role.”
thehansindia.com

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