Reddy brothers not part of Gowda's Cabinet

The Reddy brothers and their close associate Sriramulu have been dropped from Sadanand Gowda's council of ministers. The Cabinet will include 11 ministers from the Shettar faction and 11 from the Chief Minister's faction. 12 spots however, remain undecided. The two sides agreed to a seat sharing formula at a meeting. BJP General Secretary Dharmendra Pradhan had flown to Bangalore to meet both factions and mediate a solution.