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Karnataka cabinet reshuffle may finally open a seat for a woman
Politics·Short term·▼ -4%

Congress is likely to use the last Karnataka cabinet berth to add a woman, with Delhi consultations deciding the final portfolio split before the criticism becomes a lasting liability.

This is a small personnel decision with outsized symbolic weight. Congress is under pressure to prove its representation rhetoric means something in a major state government.

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This is a small personnel decision with outsized symbolic weight. Congress is under pressure to prove its representation rhetoric means something in a major state government.

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DK Shivakumar will travel to Delhi to meet Congress leaders over Karnataka cabinet changes, including portfolio allocation for 19 new ministers and the last vacant berth. The vacancy could go to a woman after criticism over the lack of women in the cabinet. The issue has been sharpened by the wider political fight over women’s representation and the Women’s Reservation Act.

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Karnataka cabinet reshuffle may finally open a seat for a woman

DK Shivakumar is heading to Delhi as Congress faces criticism over the absence of women in the state cabinet.

Hindustan Times·1h ago
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