Shobha Karandlaje in new state quartet of Modi’s Cabinet SECTIONS Share Synopsis The BJP central leadership had so far accommodated a maximum of four members, including finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, a Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka. PTI Shobha Karandlaje with PM Modi Four Members of Parliament (MPs) from Karnataka have joined the Union cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, taking the state’s total representation in the council of ministers to six. Third-time Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje, Chitradurga MP A Narayanaswamy and Bidar MP Bhagwanth Khuba have been inducted ahead of crucial assembly elections in 2023.