Karnataka: Leaders rush to Sidda, DK’s residence to lobby for positions

After inducting eight ministers into the cabinet during the swearing-in ceremony of chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday, the Congress now faces an uphill task of deciding on the remaining 24 cabinet berths. On Sunday, several leaders including five-time MLA Krishna Byre Gowda and former minister Basavaraj Rayareddy, among others, were seen thronging the residence of Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar to lobby for ministerial positions.