Karnataka Cabinet Expansion: Who's in, Who's out
Bengaluru, Aug 04: A total of 29 BJP legislators took oath as ministers to the newly formed Karnataka cabinet today. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the Oath of Office and Secrecy to the new Council of Ministers. CM Bommai, who took oath last week, was also present on stage for the ceremony.
Veteran BJP leader and former chief minister BS Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra did not feature in Bommai cabinet that has 8 Lingayats, 7 each from Vokkaligas & OBCs, 3 Dalits, and 1 ST and woman minister.
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion: Who's out
Jagadish Shettar
Suresh Kumar
Arvind Limbavali
R Shankar
CP Yogeshwar
Shrimant Patil
Laxman Savadi
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion: Who's In
Govinda Karajol
KS Eshwarappa
R Ashok
Dr Ashwath Narayana
B Sriramulu
V Somanna
J C Madhuswamy
C C Patil
Prabhu Chavan
Anand Singh
K Gopalaiyya
Byrathi Basavaraj
ST Somasekhara
B C Patil
K Sudhakar
K C Narayana Gowda
Sivarama Hebbar
Umesh Katti
S Angara
Murugesh Nirani
MTB Nagaraja
Kota Srinivasa Poojary
Shashikala Jolle
V Sunil Kumar
Halappa Achar
Araga Gnanendra
Shankar Patil Munanakoppa
B C Nagesh
Munirathna
Aimed at giving pro people administration and to face the upcoming elections, this cabinet is being formed under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President J P Nadda.
The new cabinet will respond to the needs of the people, earn their trust and give a good governance, he said. Noting that there were no confusions regarding the cabinet formation, the Chief Minister said, BJP is a national party with a strong leadership.