Karnataka Cabinet reshuffle: 13 in, 14 ministers out

As the result of talks for over a day with Congress High Command Sonia Gandhi, Chief Minister of Karnataka has announced that the Karnataka Cabinet will be reshuffled. 13 'inefficient' ministers have been shown the door and 13 new faces will be inducted into the Cabinet.

The new ministers will take oath on Sunday at 4 pm. Legislative Assembly Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa, Ramesh Kumar, NY Gopalakrishna will be included in the ministry. 

The list clarifies that the ministers who created or were part of any controversy, bringing the government a bad name, have been left out of the new list.

The list of the outgoing ministers also includes the name of Labour Minister Parameshwar Naik, who was in the news for all the wrong reasons in DySP Anupama Shenoy’s transfer and the further resignation issue. Primary Education Minister also will lose his post as his department had faced flak regarding question paper leaks.

Ministers to step down

1. Qamar ul Islam – Minorities Welfare, Haj and Wakf Minister
2. Manohar Tahsildar – Excise Minister
3. Shamanur Shivashankarappa – Horticulture Minister
4. Baburao Chinchansur –Textiles Minister
5. Parameshwar Naik – Labour Minister
6. Abhaychandra Jain – Sports Minister
7. UT Khader – Health Minister
8. Vinay Kumar Sorake – Urban Development Minister
9. Dinesh Gundu Rao – Civil Supplies Minister
10. Ambareesh – Minister of Housing
11. Kimmane Ratnkar – Education Minister
12. SR Patil  - Minister for IT, BT and ST (Information Technology, Bio Technology and Science and Technology)
13. Srinivas Prasad – Revenue Minister

The new ministers in the Cabinet

1. Kagodu Thimmappa – Sagar MLA
2. Ramesh Kumar – Srinivaspur MLA
3. N Y Gopalakrishna – Ballari Rural MLA
4. M Krishnappa – Vijayanagar (Bengaluru) MLA
5. Appaji Nadagowda – Muddebihala MLA
6. Basavaraj Rayareddy – Yalburga MLA
7. N A Harris – Shanthinagar MLA
8. Tanveer Sait – Narasimharaja MLA
9. S S Mallikarjun  - Davanagere North MLA

The new state ministers

1. Priyank Kharge – Chittapur MLA
2. Rudrappa Lamani – Haveri MLA
3. Eshwara Khandre – Bhalki MLA
4. Pramod Madhwaraj – Udupi MLA

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