Karnataka Congress faces portfolio lobbying as Shivakumar moves to contain discontent. With the allocation of portfolios to the newly-inducted Karnataka ministers expected by the weekend, 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. 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.