Basavaraj Bommai’s cupboard: 23 ministers retained, 6 new faces, no deputy CM in Karnataka this time

Per week after taking price because the Leader Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai Wednesday expanded his new cupboard by way of inducting 29 ministers. Whilst 23 ministers are previous faces who have been a part of the former B S Yediyurappa cupboard, six are new.

Former deputy CMs — Govind M Karjol and C N Ashwathnarayan — have been amongst those that have been sworn in as ministers. The new cupboard does now not have a Deputy CM.

“Remaining time, below the cupboard headed by way of (B S) Yediyurappa, we had 3 Deputy CMs. This time, the Top Command has determined to not have any Deputy CM,” Bommai stated addressing journalists in Bengaluru forward of the rite.

Of the 29 ministers, Sashikala Jolle is the one girl who is a part of the brand new cupboard.

Forward of the swearing-in of the newly inducted ministers, CM Bommai had hinted that the cupboard may have each skilled and contemporary faces. “We’d like each enjoy and exuberance,” he stated pushing aside speculations that senior leaders will probably be saved off the checklist. He added that the 2023 meeting elections have been additionally some other issue that influenced the finalisation of the brand new cupboard. “We additionally want to ship excellent governance instantly. The choice has been finished accordingly,” he stated.

In the meantime, former Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa congratulated the newly shaped Council of Ministers below the management of his successor Basavaraj Bommai.

Congratulations to all of the newly sworn-in ministers of CM @BSBommai‘s cupboard and absolute best needs in gratifying the aspirations of the folks.

— B.S. Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) August 4, 2021

Bommai had taken oath because the Leader Minister on July 28.

The caste equation of the brand new cupboard is such that it accommodates 8 Lingayats, seven Vokkaligas, seven OBCs, 3 SCs, two Brahmins, one ST and one Reddy, and a girl.

Conserving his promise, Bommai has inducted 10 MLAs who had joined BJP after quitting Congress-JD(S) coalition in 2019, and helped the saffron party shape the federal government within the state.

Right here’s the entire checklist of Ministers who have been inducted into the Basavaraj Bommai-led Karnataka cupboard:

1) Govind M Karjol (Mudhol meeting constituency, Bagalkot district)
2) Okay S Eshwarappa (Shivamogga)
3) R Ashok (Padmanabhanagar, Bengaluru)
4) B Sreeramulu (Molakalmuru, Chitradurga)
5) V Somanna (Govindarajanagar, Bengaluru district)
6) Umesh Katti (Hukkeri, Belagavi district)
7) S Angara (Sullia, Dakshina Kannada district)
8) J C Madhuswamy (Chikkanayakanahalli, Tumakuru district)
9) Araga Jnanendra (Theerthahalli, Shivamogga district)
10) C N Ashwathnarayan (Malleshwaram, Bengaluru district)
11) C C Patil (Nargund, Gadag district)
12) Anand Singh (Hospet, Vijayanagara district)
13) Kota Srinivasa Poojary (MLC)
14) Prabhu Chavan (Aurad, Bidar)
15) Murugesh Nirani (Bilgi, Bagalkot district)
16) Shivaram Hebbar (Yellapur, Uttara Kannada district)
17) S T Somasekhar (Yeshwanthpur, Bengaluru district)
18) B C Patil (Hirekerur, Haveri district)
19) Byrathi Basavaraj (KR Puram, Bengaluru district)
20) Okay Sudhakar (Chikkballapura)
21) Okay Gopalaiah (Mahalakshmi Structure, Bengaluru district)
22) Shashikala Jolle (Nipani, Belagavi district)
23) M T B Nagaraj (MLC)
24) Okay C Narayana Gowda (Krishnarajpet, Mandya district)
25) B C Nagesh (Tiptur, Tumakuru district)
26) Sunil Kumar (Karkala, Udupi district)
27) Halappa Achar (Yelburga, Koppal district)
28) Shankar Basanagouda Patil Munenakoppa (Navalgund, Dharwad district)
29) N Muniratna (R R Nagar, Bengaluru district)