Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today expanded his Cabinet with the induction of 28 Ministers.
Twenty ministers were made Cabinet Ministers and eight Ministers of State. They were administered oath of office by Governor H.R. Bhardwaj at a ceremony at Glass House at Raj Bhavan.
The Cabinet ministers are R.V. Deshpande, Qamar-ul-Islam, Prakash B. Hukkeri, Ramalinga Reddy, T.B. Jayachandra, B. Ramanath Rai, H.K. Patil, Shamanur Shivashankarappa, V. Srinivasa Prasad, H.C. Mahadevappa, K.J. George, H.S. Mahadeva Prasad, M.H. Ambarish, Vinay Kumar Sorake, Baburao Chinchanasur, U.T. Khadar, Satish Jarkiholi, M.B. Patil, H. Anjaneya and Shivaraj S. Thangadagi.
The Ministers of State are Abhaychandra Jain, Dinesh Gundurao, Krishna Byregowda, Sharana Prakash Patil, Santosh Lad, Kimmane Ratnakar, Umashree and P.T. Parameshwar Naik.