No cabinet reshuffle on cards: Siddu

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said a cabinet reshuffle is not on the cards and also predicted that the Congress will get between 15 and 20 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

The chief minister also dismissed the BJP's allegations that the five guarantees implemented by the state government would be discontinued after the elections.He was interacting with the media on completing one year in office.

"For no reason we will discontinue any guarantee schemes. People have blessed us for five years. So long as their blessings are with us, these guarantees will not stop," he said.

The chief minister also clarified that there is no dearth of funds for development funds in the state.

“The BJP is lying that the state's treasury is empty due to the guarantees. Let them lie but it should be close to the truth. What they are talking is the height of lies,” Siddaramaiah said.

He lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly spreading lies about reservation for Muslims.