Karnataka Congress: 31 First-Time MLAs Urge Kharge for Cabinet Berths

• 31 first-time Karnataka Congress MLAs wrote to party president Mallikarjun Kharge, seeking cabinet positions.
• The letter, also addressed to Rahul Gandhi, CM Siddaramaiah, and DK Shivakumar, calls for accommodating new and young faces.
• MLAs argue that no first-time legislator was given a ministerial post when the 34-member Siddaramaiah cabinet was formed.
• They requested that at least five first-time MLAs be included in the cabinet during the upcoming reshuffle.
• The letter emphasizes that giving ministerial roles to newcomers is not unprecedented, citing examples from other states.