After marathon talks, Congress convinces Ramalinga Reddy to stay in the Karnataka Cabinet

Key points

• A day after senior Congress leader and eight-time MLA Ramalinga Reddy resigned from the Karnataka Cabinet over dissatisfaction with the portfolio allocated to him, the Congress leadership on Saturday (June 6, 2026) rejected his resignation and persuaded him to continue as a Minister.
• The development came after a series of meetings involving Chief Minister D.K.
• Shivakumar, Congress general secretary in charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala, and KPCC president B.K.
• Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Reddy said the party leadership had assured him that the concerns raised by him would be addressed at an appropriate time and made it clear that they wanted him to remain in the Cabinet.
• “After the meetings, all the leaders gave me hope.