"Can't Say When 4 Cabinet Seats Will Be Filled": Basavaraj Bommai After Meeting Amit Shah

"I met Amit Shahji and had a cordial meeting with him. I had met him a month back regarding cabinet expansion. He was curious to know how the new government was functioning," Mr Bommai told reporters after the meeting.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed state issues, including political developments. The meeting comes amid several ministerial aspirants, some of whom were in the national capital to lobby, have expressed displeasure over their exclusion from the new cabinet. On August 4, Mr Bommai had inducted 29 ministers in his first cabinet expansion. "I met Amit Shahji and had a cordial meeting with him. I had met him a month back regarding cabinet expansion. He was curious to know how the new government was functioning," Mr Bommai told reporters after the meeting.