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Karnataka governor Thawar Chand Gehlot and chief minister Basavaraj Bommai with newly inducted ministers during swearing-in ceremony to form the cabinet at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru, Wednesday, Aug. 4 (PTI)
BENGALURU: A week after taking over as Karnataka chief minister, Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday expanded his cabinet by inducting 29 ministers. He retained 23 ministers from the 33-member Yediyurappa cabinet - including the lone woman minister - while bringing in six new faces.
The ministers were administered oath of office and secrecy by governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at Raj Bhavan in the afternoon. The sanctioned strength of the state cabinet is 34; the current strength is 30. Bommai said portfolios would be allocated in a day or two.
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He said a total of 29 Ministers will take oath, and in the previous cabinet led by B S Yediyurappa there were three Deputy Chief Ministers, but this time there will be none as per the high command's directions. "The cabinet will be a mixture of both experience and new strength," he said, adding that in the cabinet there will be 7 OBCs, 3 SCs, 1 ST, 7 Vokkaligas, 8 Lingayats, 1 Reddy, also a woman.
Karnataka: No Deputy CM, 29 ministers to take oath today, confirms CM Basavaraj Bommai
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said 29 Ministers will be inducted into his new cabinet this afternoon, and there will be no Deputy Chief Ministers this time.
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29 Ministers were inducted in Karnataka's new cabinet this afternoon. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had announced earlier that there will be no Deputy Chief Ministers this time. He also said former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's younger son and state BJP Vice President BY Vijayendra is not among the ministers sworn-in today.
"Held detailed discussions with high command in Delhi regarding the cabinet expansion, after the final round of discussion last night, this morning the list was finalised," Mr Bommai said.
Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru before the oath ceremony, the Chief Minister had said "A total of 29 Ministers will take oath, and in the previous cabinet led by BS Yediyurappa there were three Deputy CMs, but this time there will be none as per the high command's directions."
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Bengaluru, August 4
A week after taking over as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday expanded his new Cabinet by inducting 29 ministers.
The new ministers were administered oath of office and secrecy by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at the Raj Bhavan here.
Bommai has by and large gone with old faces, as 23 of them were ministers in the previous B S Yediyurappa Cabinet, while six are new.
Among those in the Yediyurappa Cabinet who made it to Bommai’s Ministry are Govind Karjol (Mudhol), K S Eshwarappa (Shivamogga), R Ashoka (Padmanabhanagar), C N Ashwath Narayan (Malleshwaram), B Sriramulu (Molkalmuru), Umesh Katti (Hukkeri), S T Somashekar (Yeshwanthpur), K Sudhakar (Chikkaballapura), and B C Patil (Hirekeruru).
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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said 29 Ministers will be inducted into his new cabinet this afternoon, and there will be no Deputy Chief Ministers this time.
He also said former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's younger son and state BJP Vice President B Y Vijayendra is not among the Ministers who will be sworn-in.
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"I have held detailed discussions with high command in Delhi regarding the cabinet expansion, after the final round of discussion last night, this morning the list was finalised. I have already sent the list to the Governor and spoke to him," Bommai said.
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