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BJP alleges Karnataka Cabinet expansion shaped by Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar power struggle
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.
BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra alleged the Karnataka Cabinet expansion was driven by money power, factional politics and the Congress high command.
He claimed the expansion reflected a power struggle between former chief minister Siddaramaiah and chief minister D.K. Shivakumar.
Vijayendra criticised the re-induction of minister B. Nagendra despite judicial proceedings linked to the Valmiki Development Corporation scam.
He said no woman was inducted into the expanded Cabinet and alleged a woman lawmaker was excluded at the last minute.
Several Congress MLAs and former ministers reportedly voiced dissent, while Vijayendra said portfolios were decided by the party high command in New Delhi.
- Who
- BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra; Karnataka chief minister D.K. Shivakumar and former chief minister Siddaramaiah; the Congress party and its high command
- What
- The allegation that the Karnataka Cabinet expansion was driven by money power, factional politics and Congress high command dictates rather than development or public welfare
- Where
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- When
- Wednesday, during a press conference following the recent Cabinet expansion (exact date not given)
- Why
- Vijayendra claims the selections served internal power-sharing and high-command interests, undermined governance and the Congress's corruption-free claims, and ignored women's representation
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










