# Karnataka cabinet expansion likely on Monday, sources say 2026-08-13T23:20:20+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Karnataka’s much-awaited cabinet expansion is now likely on Monday evening, after the final list of ministers is cleared by Sunday night or Monday morning, sources close to Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said. The decision was taken at a meeting at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence in New Delhi on Thursday. The meeting was attended by Rahul Gandhi, CM Shivakumar, former CM Siddaramaiah, K C Venugopal, Randeep Singh Surjewala, and B K Hariprasad. Sources told PTI that the leadership discussed probable candidates considering caste, religion and regional representation. The expansion was earlier expected on Friday but was pushed back after the Delhi discussions. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com Tags: Cabinet expansion, Congress, D K Shivakumar, Karnataka, Mallikarjun Kharge, Siddaramaiah Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-cabinet-expansion-likely-on-monday-sources-say/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-cabinet-expansion-likely-on-monday-sources-say/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.