We should not forget how we waited for opportunities and stood at the doors of the party office,” Kharge said. Meanwhile, Chief Minister D.K. Senior Congress MLA Yashwanthrayagouda Patil, who submitted his resignation to the Speaker after being denied a ministerial berth, was contacted by the Chief Minister over the phone. In another development, leaders from the Brahmin community urged the Chief Minister to include a representative from the community in the Cabinet. He noted that this was the second Cabinet expansion under Chief Minister Shivakumar and expressed disappointment over the absence of a Brahmin minister.