Bengaluru, June 19 -- Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved an increase in the reservation quota for minority communities under various housing schemes from 10 per cent to 15 per cent.

Karnataka Minister HK Patil stated that this move does not require any new rules to be drafted.

"The reservation for all minority communities will be increased. There are Christians, Jains, Buddhists," the Minister said.

Meanwhile, responding to the decision, BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya issued a scathing statement on social media, calling the decision "brazen," "blatantly illegal," and "unconstitutional".

He said that for short-term political gains, "Congress is determined to sow the seeds of division, polarise communities, and rip apart the social ...