Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced that 29 cabinet ministers will take oath in the Glass House of Raj Bhavan on Wednesday August 4 at 2.15 pm.
Bommai made the announcement in a press meet from Vidhana Soudha along with the State-in-charge Arun Singh. He further explained that Cabinet members include 8 Ligayats, 7 Vokkaliga, 7 OBC, 3 SC, 1 ST, 2 Brahmins and one woman. During the Cabinet formation, a total of 14 MLAs and MLCs have received calls from CM Basavaraj Bommai for induction into the Karnataka government. Bommai also added that the Cabinet list doesn’t have former Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa’s son B.Y. Vijayendra.
Addressing the media persons, he said that, “Party President J.P. Nadda, State in-charge Arun Singh and I have personally conveyed the message to Yediyurappa Ji.”
He also made it clear that a detailed discussion was held with party President and there was no question of any pressure in taking decisions. He expressed that the ministers will be a group of experienced and fresh faces in order to ensure that the government and ruling party are prepared to face the difficulties as well as the next electoral battles.
Bommai thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President J. P. Nadda for guiding in the formation of Cabinet.
List of ministers to be sworn in:
1. Anand Singh – Hosapete – Ballari
2. Araga Jnanedra – Thirthahalli – Shivamogga
3. B.C. Nagesh – Tipturu – Tumakuru
4. B.C. Patil – Hirekerur
5. B. Sriramulu – Molakalmuru
6. Byrathi Basavaraj- K R Puruam – Bengaluru
7. C. C Patil – Nargund
8. Dr C. N. Ashwath Narayan – Malleswaram- Bengaluru
9. Dr K. Sudhakar – Chikkaballapur
10. Govind Karjol – Mudhol
11. Halappa Achar –Yelburga
12. J.C. Madhuswamy – Madhugiri – Tumakuru
13. K. C. Narayana Gowda – K R Pete
14. K.S Eshwarappa – Shivamogga
15. Kota Srinivas Poojari – MLC
16. M.T. B. Nagaraj – MLC
17. Munirathna – R R Nagar
18. Murugesh R Nirani – Bilagi – Bagalkot
19. Prabhu Chavan – Aurad
20. R. Ashok – Bengaluru – Padmanabha Nagaar
21. S. Angara – Sullia – Dakshina Kannada
22. S. Gopalaiah – Mahalakshmi Layout
23. S .T Somashekar – Yeshwanthpur – Bengaluru
24. Shankar Patil Munenakoppa – Navalgunda
25. Shashikala Jolle – Nippani – Belagavi
26. Shivaram Hebbar – Yellapur – Uttara Kannada
27. Sunil Kumar – Karkala – Udupi
28. Umesh V Katti – Hukkeri
29. V. Somanna – Govindarajanagar – Bengaluru
Inputs from IANS
