Karnataka chief minister shrugs off two Congress legislators quitting over cabinet exclusion
Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar said the resignations of two Congress MLAs, who left the assembly after being omitted from the cabinet expansion, are a normal part of politics.
Two members of the Congress party resigned from the Karnataka legislative assembly after they were not given ministerial posts in the recent cabinet expansion. Chief minister DK Shivakumar responded by characterising the move as typical political behaviour. He noted that he himself had previously been denied a ministerial berth but chose not to resign. The resignations highlight internal tensions within the state Congress ranks. No further disciplinary action was announced.
Why it matters
The resignations could weaken Congress's presence in Karnataka's assembly and signal internal party discord.
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