Cabinet expansion: Grievances persist despite Karnataka CM Shivakumar, Surjewala’s outreach to MLAsBengaluru: Despite efforts by Chief Minister D.K. In Koppal district, supporters of senior Congress leader Raghavendra Hitnal continued their agitation over his exclusion from the Cabinet. Supporters said they would urge former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also belongs to the Kuruba community, to ensure Shivannavar was accommodated in the ministry. Shivakumar and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after the 2023 Assembly elections. Another disgruntled senior Congress MLA, B.R.