The much-awaited expansion of the Council of Ministers of the nearly six-month-old coalition government, headed by H.D. Kumaraswamy, is on the cards, with an assurance to the legislators that it will be undertaken soon after the conclusion of the Belagavi session of the State legislature, presently under way.
The Congress’s victory in the recently-held Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh is expected to have its impact on the functioning of the Congress given the fact that the party high command has emerged much stronger and it can no longer be arm-twisted by some party leaders and legislators. The Congress high command is expected to have its way in silencing Mr. Siddaramaiah, with AICC president Rahul Gandhi likely to take a call on the matter.