First Setback For DK Shivakumar As Minister Ramalinga Resigns Days After Oath Over Portfolio Row

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• First Setback For DK Shivakumar As Minister Ramalinga Resigns Days After Oath Over Portfolio Row Published By, Last Updated: June 05, 2026, 11:20 IST After reportedly being denied Bengaluru Development portfolio and assigned Major and Medium Irrigation department instead, Ramalinga Reddy resigned from cabinet.
• File image of Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy.
• (Source: PTI) Days after D K Shivakumar was sworn in as Karnataka chief minister and unveiled his new cabinet, signs of discontent have begun to surface within the government.
• Senior Congress leader and Karnataka minister Ramalinga Reddy on Friday resigned over the allocation of portfolios, sources said.
• In his resignation letter, Reddy said, “I am resigning from the ministerial post because I am unable to act against my conscience." Reddy is unhappy with being assigned the Major and Medium Irrigation department after missing out on the Bengaluru Development portfolio.