{
  "id": 162375,
  "title": "‘I could have resigned too’: Karnataka CM Shivakumar recalls cabinet berth denial during Siddaramaiah's tenure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/i-could-have-resigned-too-karnataka-cm-shivakumar-recalls-cabinet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T05:54:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i-could-have-resigned-too-karnataka-cm-dk-shivakumar-recalls-cabinet-berth-denial-during-siddaramaiah-tenure-101785907762589.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief Minister DK Shivakumar of Karnataka recounted his own experience of being denied a ministerial post during former Chief Ministers Dharam Singh and Siddaramaiah's tenures, in response to recent Congress MLAs threatening to resign due to their exclusion from the recent cabinet reshuffle. The expansion brought the cabinet to its full strength, with 20 legislators including P M Narendraswamy, Shivaraj Tangadagi, and Rudrappa Lamani being sworn in. Shivakumar urged patience and emphasized that party loyalty comes first, promising to accept any resignations within minutes.",
  "summary": "Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar reflected on a past experience where he was denied a cabinet position during Siddaramaiah's tenure. He mentioned this after some Congress MLAs offered to resign following their failure to secure ministerial posts in the recent cabinet reshuffle.\n\nSiddaramaiah reportedly expressed reservations about the new cabinet composition, particularly the inclusion of B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan, according to The Hindu. The former Chief Minister also allegedly favoured the induction of Byadgi MLA Basavaraj Shivannavar and was unhappy about the denial of a ministerial berth to MLC Umashree.\n\nSome MLAs who did not receive cabinet positions have spoken out, with former Higher Education Minister M.C. Sudhakar suggesting that his close ties to Siddaramaiah may have cost him a spot. Shivakumar dismissed speculation about the matter.",
  "key_points": [
    "DK Shivakumar faced ministerial denial under Dharam Singh and Siddaramaiah.",
    "Recent Congress MLAs threatened resignation over cabinet exclusion.",
    "Shivakumar urged patience, promised to accept resignations promptly."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}