Ministers lobby for key portfolios as Karnataka Cabinet allocation nearsBengaluru: With the allocation of portfolios to the newly-inducted Karnataka ministers expected by Friday evening, intense lobbying has begun within the Congress, with several ministers vying for key departments, even as Chief Minister D.K. “I have worked as the Chief Minister’s Finance Adviser. If the Finance portfolio is given to me, I will appreciate it. The Chief Minister can retain the authority to transfer everyone from a peon to an IAS officer,” Rayareddi told reporters. Hence, Chief Minister Shivakumar has stepped up his outreach to senior leaders and dissatisfied legislators.