Twenty-four Congress MLAs were sworn in as Cabinet ministers in the newly elected Karnataka government at the Vidhan Soudha on Saturday, 27 May.
The oath-taking ceremony was held in the presence of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy DK Shivakumar, and Governor Thawarchand Gehlot.
The leaders who have taken oath as ministers include Kanakagiri MLA Shivaraj Tangadagi, five-time Lingayat MLA Sharanabasappa Darshanapur, former KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao, three-time MLA KN Rajanna, MLA and Dalit leader HC Mahadevappa, former JD(S) leader N Cheluvaraya Swamy, three-time minister Krishan Byregowda, and Congress leader HK Patil.
The choice of ministers comes after extensive deliberations on Friday, 26 May, according to The Indian Express.
While five of the MLAs being inducted into the Cabinet are from the SC-ST category, six of the newly appointed ministers hail from the Lingayat community and four others are Vokkaligas. Only one woman MLA has been given a ministerial berth.
Meanwhile, C Puttarangashetty has been nominated as the deputy speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
(With inputs from The Indian Express.)
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