One more minister likely for Belagavi, says Satish Jarkiholi
He told reporters that he has no favourites among the aspirants

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He told reporters that he has no favourites among the aspirants
With the Karnataka government having convened the Monsoon Session of the Legislature from August 6, the Congress is expected to finalise the list of around 20 legislators to be inducted into the ministry within the next two days
More than half of the remaining cabinet berths are expected to go to fresh faces.
The Congress high command is now likely to invite the Karnataka leaders to New Delhi early next week to deliberate not only on the Cabinet expansion but also on the appointment of the Speaker ahead of the monsoon session beginning on August 6
Even as consultations on the long-delayed expansion of the state cabinet failed to take place on Tuesday, people aware of the matter said that the Congress is mulling the creation of two additional deputy chief minister posts for representatives from the Scheduled Tribe and Lingayat communities
Apart from the induction of new Ministers, the discussions are also expected to touch upon a broader political restructuring within the State government
Swearing-in of new Ministers is likely to be held either on Wednesday or Thursday
Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar, along with former CM Siddaramaiah and state Congress president BK Hariprasad, will travel to New Delhi on Monday for a possible meeting with the Congress high command to finalise the list of candidates for the 20 vacant ministries as part of the long-pending cabinet expansion in the southern state
Karnataka’s prolonged wait for a cabinet expansion entered what Congress leaders described as its final phase on Monday, with chief minister DK Shivakumar travelling to New Delhi for talks expected to settle the composition of his ministry after weeks of internal consultations