Munirathna says unhappy Karnataka ministers can exchange portfolios but must stay united

Karnataka Horticulture Minister Munirathna has asked the 17 MLAs who had defected to BJP to stand united at a time when many have expressed dissatisfaction over the portfolios.

Karnataka Horticulture Minister Munirathna has asked the 17 MLAs who had defected to BJP to stand united and added that the few who are now ministers can exchange portfolios among themselves instead of demanding more from the BJP. Earlier, ministers Anand Singh and MTB Nagaraj had demanded that they be given better portfolios in the Karnataka Cabinet expansion after CM Basavaraj Bommai took over the reins from Yediyurappa.