Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live Ministers List: Karnataka’s new Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai today got a new council of minister. A total of 29 ministers took oath of the office and secrecy today in Raj Bhawan. Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered oath to the new ministers. Bommai said that the cabinet will be a mix of both experience and new strength. There are 7 OBCs, 3 SCs, 1 ST, 7 Vokkaligas, 8 Lingayats, 1 Reddy, and a woman minister.
Bommai also refuted the claims that former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa’s younger son and state BJP Vice President B Y Vijayendra is among the council of ministers. He said that the full list of ministers was finalised after a detailed discussion with the high command in Delhi. When asked about Vijayendra’s induction into his cabinet, the CM said that the national president has spoken to Yediyurappa and the national General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Arun Singh spoke to Vijayendra personally. 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, he said.
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: Swearing in ceremony concludes
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: Munirathna Naidu takes oath of office
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: Shankar Patil Munenkoppa takes oath of office
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: Halappa Achar sworn in as a minister
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: Vasudeva Sunil Kumar takes oath of office and secrecy in Bommai's cabinet
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: BC Nagesh takes oath of office
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: K. C. Narayan Gowda takes oath of office
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: M Nagaraj M.T.B. takes oath
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: Sasikala Jole, only woman minister in Bommai's cabinet, takes oath
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: K. Gopalaiah takes oath
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: K. Sudhakar takes oath of office and secrecy
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: Byrathi Basavaraj takes oath of office and secrecy
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: BC Patil takes oath of office and secrecy
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live Latest News: ST Somasekar sworn in as minister
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live Latest News: Shivaram Hebbar takes oath as minister
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live Latest News: Murugesh Nirani takes oath of office
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live Latest News: Prabhu Chauhan takes oath of office. He has adorn traditional attire.
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live Latest News: Kota Srinivas Poojary takes oath of office. He is an MLC.
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live Latest News: Anand Singh takes oath of office and secrecy
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live Latest News: Chandrakanthagouda Channappagouda Patil takes oath
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: CN Ashwat Narayan, former deputy CM, takes oath as minister
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: Araga Jnanendra takes oath; he represents Thirthahalli constituency
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: J C Madhuswamy takes oath as cabinet minister
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: Angara S takes oath as minister in Bommai's cabinet
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: Umesh Vishwanath Katti takes oath as minister
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: V. Somanna takes oath
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: B. Sriramulu takes oath
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: R Asoka takes oath as cabinet minister
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: Govind, Eeswarappa take oath
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: Swearing in ceremony begins
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: CM Basavaraj Bommai says party high command decided against having deputy CM
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: Reports claim KS Eeswarappa may be included in the cabinet. Eeswarappa has expressed his willingness to join the cabinet last week. He, however, was keen on the deputy CM post.
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: CM Basavaraj Bommai met former CM BS Yediyurappa with the ministers' list earlier today. He said that BSY conveyed wished the new ministers all the best and welcomed the new cabinet.
BJP leader CC Patil said that the party high command is capable of taking the right decision and hoped that the new cabinet will be a balanced one.
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Live: Reportedly, some former ministers did not make the cut. They are Jagadish Shettar, Suresh Kumar, Arvind Limbavali, R Shankar, CP Yogeshwar, Shrimant Patil and Laxman Savadi.