First time in India: Open top bus takes ministers in procession to Cabinet meeting in Mangaluru
An open‑top bus was used to transport Karnataka ministers in a procession to a cabinet meeting held in Mangaluru, marking the first such occurrence in India. The state’s chief minister relocated the session from the usual capital, Bengaluru, after Health Minister U.T. Khader asked for the change. The move highlights a rare deviation from standard protocol.