Karnataka: 24 Cabinet Ministers Inducted Into Ministry And Taking Oath Today

A week after Mr. Siddaramaiah, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, and Mr. D.K. Shivakumar, the Deputy Chief Minister took the oath, the Indian National Congress (INC) announced Cabinet Expansion.

On the 27th of May, Saturday, 24 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) are set to be inducted into the Cabinet ministry and would take oath. The oath taking ceremony is being held at Raj Bhavan, in Bengaluru, Karnataka, in the presence of senior INC leaders and State CM and Deputy CM.

This cabinet expansion brings the total strength of the cabinet to 34, including the eight ministers who took oath with the CM and Deputy CM, earlier. It is to be noted, under the law, 34 is the maximum number allowed in a State Cabinet Ministry.

The following 24 ministers are being inducted into the cabinet today: H.K. Patil, Krishna Byre Gowda, N. Cheluvarayaswamy, K. Venkatesh, H.C. Mahadevappa, Eshwar Khandre, Kyathasandra N. Rajanna, Dinesh Gundu Rao, Sharanabasappa Darshanapur, Shivanand Patil, Timmapur Ramappa Balappa, S. S. Mallikarjun, Tangadagi Shivaraj Sangappa, Sharanaprakash Rudrappa, Patil Mankal Vaidya, Laxmi R. Hebbalkar, Rahim Khan, D. Sudhakar, Santhosh S. Lad, N.S. Boseraju, Suresha B.S., Madhu Bangarappa, Dr. M.C. Sudhakar and B. Nagendra.