In a meeting with the Congress high command in Delhi on Friday, Siddaramaiah pushed for his son to get key portfolios such as medical education and backward classes, according to reports.

The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on the National Testing Agency (NTA) over the NEET UG 2026 paper leak and questioned how such a failure could occur despite claims of strict monitoring.

In a statement posted to X on Friday, the education board said that the decision was taken to ensure a “transparent and glitch-free process” for students seeking verification and re-evaluation of their answer books.