{
  "id": 368557,
  "title": "Amid taunts over no woman in Karnataka Cong cabinet, change may be in offing as Shivakumar headed to Delhi for key meet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/amid-taunts-over-no-woman-in-karnataka-cong-cabinet-change-may-be-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T10:59:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/after-taunts-over-no-woman-in-karnataka-congress-cabinet-change-may-be-in-offing-as-cm-dk-shivakumar-heads-to-delhi-101786271504725.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is set to travel to Delhi for key meetings with Congress leadership amid controversy over the lack of women representation in his cabinet. The move comes after a heated exchange between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju over women's representation in the cabinet. Shivakumar, who assumed office in June, had previously assured that women \"will certainly\" have a place in his cabinet. The discussions in Delhi are expected to cover the allocation of portfolios to the 19 newly inducted ministers, as well as the possibility of inducting a woman minister to meet the 33% reservation quota. Names like Gayathri Shantegowda, Laxmi Hebbalkar, Roopakala Shashidhar, and Kaneez Fatima are among those mentioned as potential candidates for the berth.",
  "summary": "Union minister Rijiju had asked about Karnataka as Rahul, in a social media AMA, said “no country can be successful if women are not expressing themselves”.",
  "key_points": [
    "Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar heads to Delhi for Congress leadership meetings.",
    "Controversy over lack of women representation in cabinet.",
    "Potential inducting of a woman minister to meet 33% reservation quota."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Outreach, another Delhi trip as Shivakumar awaits OK for new portfolios",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/outreach-another-delhi-trip-as-shivakumar-awaits-ok-for-new-portfolios",
        "published": "2026-08-09T13:23:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}