Karnataka cabinet expansion

Full List Of Karnataka Ministers And Their Portfolios

Karnataka has a sanctioned strength of 34 ministers including the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister. On May 20, along with Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, another eight MLAs were administered the oath of office. 

May 27, 2023, 13:51 PM IST

24 ministers of CM Siddaramaiah's cabinet to take oath today

24 ministers of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's cabinet will take oath of office today, the names of all these 24 ministers were approved at the Congress high command meeting in Delhi. At the same time, speculations are being made that the portfolios of the ministers can also be divided today itself.

May 27, 2023, 12:40 PM IST

On Karnataka cabinet expansion or rejig, CM Bommai says THIS after meeting with Amit Shah

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai said the BJP high command will take a call based on the developments in the state during the coming days and communicate their decision on cabinet expansion or reshuffle. 

May 11, 2022, 17:11 PM IST

Karnataka Cabinet expansion: Ready to visit Delhi whenever BJP high command calls, says Basavaraj Bommai

CM Basavaraj Bommai said he is ready to visit Delhi and discuss Karnataka cabinet expansion whenever BJP top brass calls him. 

May 05, 2022, 15:31 PM IST

Karnataka cabinet expansion: Check list of ministers and their portfolios

Karnataka CM Bommai had earlier expanded his cabinet, by inducting 29 Ministers, out of which 23 were Ministers in the previous BS Yediyurappa cabinet, while six were new faces. 

Aug 07, 2021, 16:14 PM IST

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai inducts 29 new ministers into his cabinet, no deputy Chief Minister appointed

The new faces in Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai cabinet are V Sunil Kumar (Karkala), Araga Jnanendra (Thirthahalli), Munirathna (R R Nagar), Halappa Achar (Yelburga), Shankar Patil Munenkopp (Navalgunda) and B C Nagesh (Tiptur).

Aug 04, 2021, 18:15 PM IST

Karnataka cabinet expansion today, 29 new ministers to be inducted, no Deputy CMs

Bommai, who was elected as the new leader of the BJP legislature party last week, following Yediyurappa's resignation, had taken oath as the Chief Minister on July 28.

Aug 04, 2021, 11:56 AM IST

Karnataka cabinet expansion today; CM Basavaraj Bommai says 'We need experience as well as enthusiasm'

CM Basavaraj Bommai said, "We'll get the official council of ministers list who will take oath at Raj Bhavan. The ceremony will take place at 2.15 pm at Raj Bhavan."

Aug 04, 2021, 10:49 AM IST

Karnataka Cabinet expansion: CM Basavaraj Bommai meets BJP chief Nadda

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai met BJP president JP Nadda on Monday (August 2) to finalise a list of probables for the keenly awaited expansion of his cabinet. Union Minister Prahlad Joshi and Karnataka BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel also attended the consultative meeting and according to sources, Bommai reached Nadda's residence at 8.45 pm.

Aug 02, 2021, 23:18 PM IST

Karnataka cabinet expansion: CM Basavaraj Bommai says 'expecting message from BJP high command in 2 days'

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said, "Most likely they will send a message to me in two days and I'll have to go to Delhi once again. We will finalise the cabinet."

Jul 31, 2021, 21:37 PM IST

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai to meet PM Narendra Modi, cabinet expansion likely to be discussed

The new Karnataka Chief Minister will meet Union Cabinet Ministers during his visit to the national capital. During his meeting with PM Modi and other top BJP leaders, the proposed Karnataka cabinet expansion is also likely to be discussed.

Jul 30, 2021, 09:19 AM IST

Karnataka cabinet expansion: 10 new ministers take oath

The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Raj Bhawan in Bengaluru. Many of these MLAs had switched sides from the Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress parties last year.

Feb 06, 2020, 13:27 PM IST

'Congress ditching me': Karnataka Minister R Shankar hints at joining BJP if dropped from Cabinet

Shankar is an Independent lawmaker who is reportedly facing the axe over his reluctance to be an associate member of the Congress.

Dec 22, 2018, 13:50 PM IST

Ahead of Karnataka cabinet expansion, Congress MLAs eye six vacant posts

In the 34-member ministry, the Congress made 15 of its 80 legislators cabinet ministers while the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) filled 9 out of 11 posts as part of its quota.

Dec 19, 2018, 06:59 AM IST

Karnataka: Congress-JDS govt walking on thin ice? Mallikarjun Kharge says injustice done over portfolio allotment

Kumaraswamy expanded his Cabinet by inducting 25 ministers, with 14 members from the Congress and nine from JDS and one each from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the nascent Karnataka Pragnavanta Janata Paksha.

Jun 09, 2018, 14:52 PM IST

Karnataka cabinet expansion: 25 ministers join HD Kumaraswamy government; 14 from Congress, 9 from JDS

Of the 25 ministers who took oath on Wednesday, fourteen are from the Congress, nine from its ruling coalition partner Janata Dal Secular (JDS) and one each from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party (KPJP). 

Jun 06, 2018, 16:20 PM IST

Fissures in Karnataka Congress? Party MLA Satish Jarkiholi's supporters protest seeking Cabinet seat for him

Ahead of the Cabinet expansion in Karnataka on Wednesday, there seem to be fissures within the Congress over the allocation of berths. Supporters of Congress MLA Satish Jarkiholi on Wednesday staged a protest near Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru demanding a ministerial seat for him in the state cabinet. 

Jun 06, 2018, 12:39 PM IST

Karnataka cabinet expansion today; 12 Congress, 9 JDS MLAs to take oath as ministers

12 Congress and 9 JDS MLAs will take oath as ministers in Karnataka on Wednesday.

Jun 06, 2018, 06:53 AM IST

Karnataka Cabinet expansion at 2 pm on Wednesday; CM denies rift within JDS over seats

As per the coalition agreement on June 1, Congress was allocated 22 ministerial berths and JDS was given 12.

Jun 05, 2018, 13:57 PM IST

Karnataka cabinet expansion 'settled', JDS to hold Finance, Congress gets Home

Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said the ministry expansion will take place on June 6

Jun 01, 2018, 17:24 PM IST