Saleem Ahmed | Photo credit: file photo
There is a good chance that half of the cabinet ministers will be removed during the next expansion, which is likely after the elections to the five state assemblies, Salim Ahmed, an MLC and Congress leader, said in Vijayapur on Sunday.
He told reporters that further expansion of the cabinet is likely to take place after the assembly elections. “We have asked the party high command to replace 50 percent of the cabinet with newcomers. Those who have served in the cabinet can be entrusted with party work. The high command has expressed its inclination to do so,” he said.
The MLC said he had contributed significantly to the Congress’s victory in the 2023 elections. “I have served as the working president of the KPCC. The other working presidents – Satish Jarkiholi and Eshwar Khandre – are ministers. I am an aspirant for the post and I am confident that I will be included in the next round of expansion,” he said.
Mr Ahmed said the party high command had asked all party leaders and members not to comment on the change in leadership in Karnataka.
Published – 15 March 2026 21:34 IST
