# Shivakumar heads to Delhi to resolve Karnataka cabinet berth crisis 2026-08-09T03:28:37+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is likely to travel to New Delhi on Sunday to seek the Congress high command’s intervention in the unrest over last week’s cabinet expansion and the delay in allocating portfolios. One cabinet berth remains vacant, and a woman minister has yet to be inducted. Disgruntled MLAs, including Vijayanagara’s M Krishnappa and Kuruba leader Basavaraj Shivannanavar pushed by former CM Siddaramaiah, are pressing for berths. The party is considering asking some newly sworn-in ministers to resign to accommodate them, sources told The New Indian Express. Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah met on Friday evening before the planned trip. The expansion on August 3 inducted 19 MLAs, but leaders from North Karnataka, the Kuruba community, and minorities were left out. AICC general secretary K C Venugopal advised Shivakumar to meet Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala in Delhi. The opposition BJP and JD(S) are expected to target the government during the monsoon session starting August 13. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com - newindianexpress.com - newindianexpress.com - thehansindia.com Tags: Congress, crisis, DK Shivakumar, Karnataka Cabinet, MLAs Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-cabinet-crisis-shivakumar-heads-to-delhi-to-pacify-sulking-mlas/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-cabinet-crisis-shivakumar-heads-to-delhi-to-pacify-sulking-mlas/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.