Cabinet expansion: Siddaramaiah recommended Mahadevappa and Sait, but not Zameer, says Yathindra
Urban Development Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah has clarified his father's role in recent Cabinet appointments following criticism over the exclusion of Mysuru-based leaders. He stated that the Congress high command, not his father, made the final decisions regarding ministerial berths.
Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah appears to be under pressure over the non-inclusion of some leaders, especially those from Mysuru, in the Cabinet expansion earlier this week. The exclusion of senior leaders and former Ministers Tanveer Sait and H.C. Mahadevappa, both from Mysuru, has not gone down well with their supporters, who have tacitly blamed the former Chief Minister for the omission.
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