Here’s a probable list of the ministries to be allotted to the newly inducted Cabinet ministers by Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa
Bengaluru: On August 20, Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa finally formed his Cabinet. He inducted as many as 17 members, elating some and infuriating some others. While the chief minister is yet to allot portfolios, we give you a probable list of the portfolios.
|
Name |
Probable ministry |
|
KS Eshwarappa |
Home |
|
Jagadish Shettar |
Revenue |
|
Basavaraj Bommai |
PWD/Water resources
|
|
Lakshman Savadi |
Cooperation |
|
R Ashok |
Transport/Energy |
|
Ashwathnarayan |
Medical education
|
|
B Sriramulu |
Social Welfare |
|
Govin Karjol |
Rural Welfare and Panchayat Raj |
|
Suresh Kumar |
Law or Higher Education |
|
V Somanna |
Urban Development or Housing |
|
CT Ravi |
Forest minister or Primary Education |
|
Srinivas Poojari |
Ports and Fisheries |
|
Madhuswamy |
Parliamentary Affairs or Agriculture |
|
CC Patil |
Food and Civil Supplies |
|
Prabhu Chouhan |
Minor Irrigation |
|
Shashikala Jolle |
Women and Child Welfare |
|
H Nagesh |
Small Scale Industries |
The final decision on the allotment of portfolios will take one or two more days and the BJP top brass has to give its consent to it.
After toppling the coalition government (105 – 99) Yediyurappa took oath late last month. But more than a fortnight of his taking oath, he had failed to form his Cabinet.
In fact, the members of the opposition had been severely castigating him as a “one-man army”.
Finally, after consultations with BL Santhosh Kumar, the BJP organising secretary and the national president Amit Shah, Yediyurappa did expand his Cabinet.
However, it should be noted that, akin to the grouse among the coalition members that they did not get ministries, the BJP is also facing internal rebellion as many stalwarts like Umesh Katti, Hukkeri MLA, are openly dissenting their non-presence in the Cabinet.
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