Ministers lobby for key portfolios as Karnataka Cabinet allocation nearsKarnataka Congress faces internal pressure over ministerial portfolio allocation, with several leaders lobbying for key departments. “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.