Karnataka cabinet expansion postponed temporarily

The cabinet expansion in Karnataka has been temporarily postponed for a day or two as Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has rushed back to Bengaluru, halting the process temporarily. The Karnataka Congress president confirmed that discussions will resume soon. The delay is attributed to the complex process of handpicking ministers to balance regional aspirations and caste combinations. A crucial meeting is expected to take place in the national capital on the eighteenth to deliberate on potential names before the oath ceremony in Bangalore.