While, exercise is going on the formation of a new Council of Ministers, Congress leaders of Kolar are the first to openly exert pressure on central leaders demanding 3 cabinet berths for the district in the new dispensation to be headed by D.K. Shivakumar, tipped to be the Chief Minister. Currently, Shivakumar is the Deputy Chief Minister and president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress
Committee.
Kolar Congress leaders demand Ministerial berths for S.N. Narayanaswamy under Scheduled Castes quota while K.Y. Nanjegowda and Kothur G. Manjunath under the general quota. Narayanaswamy reoprsents Bangarapet assembly seat reserved for SC, Nanjegowda represents Malur seat and Manjunath is MLA from Kolar seat. The Congress leaders felt ?It is the right time to give proper representation to Kolar in the cabinet.?