Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Aug 3: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has approved the proposal for the induction of 20 new ministers as part of the Karnataka cabinet expansion.
P M Narendraswamy, Shivaraj Tangadagi, Rudrappa Lamani, K S Basavanthappa, B Nagendra, T Raghumoorthy, B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, Rizwan Arshad, Santosh Lad, Madhu Bangarappa, Putturangashetty, Mankala Vaidya, Dr Ajay Singh, N Cheluvaraya Swamy, K M Shivalinge Gowda, H C Balakrishna, Gayathri Shanthegouda, Basvaraj Rayareddi, Vijayanand Kashappanavar and Laxman Savadi will be inducted as ministers in the Karnataka government.
G S Patil has been cleared for the post of Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, while A S Ponnanna has been approved as deputy speaker. Saleem Ahmed has been approved as chairperson of the Legislative Council and Umashree as deputy chairperson of the Council.