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Congress leaders astatine the swearing-in ceremonial of DK Shivakumar and his ministers
NEW DELHI: Karnataka’s caller furniture took signifier connected Wednesday arsenic DK Shivakumar took oath arsenic main curate on with 13 different Congress MLAs and leaders arsenic ministers.Senior person G Parameshwara was sworn successful arsenic lawman main minister.
Shivakumar was the lawman CM nether predecessor and rival, Siddaramaiah, for implicit 2 years.Priyank Kharge, lad of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and Yathindra Siddaramaiah, lad of Siddaramaiah, besides took oath arsenic ministers.The allocation of portfolios volition beryllium announced later.Here’s a look astatine those who took oath and their little profile:DK Shivakumar (CM): Widely regarded arsenic the Congress’ trouble-shooter, Shivakumar has besides served arsenic its Karnataka portion president since 2020, a presumption helium is present expected to vacate.
He represents the Kanakapura assembly constituency and has won 4 consecutive elections determination since 2008.G Parameshwara (deputy CM): A salient Dalit person who was successful contention for the apical station earlier the enactment yet decided to honour its “commitment” to Shivakumar, Parameshwara antecedently served arsenic Siddaramaiah's location minister. The Kortagere MLA has besides headed the Karnataka Congress twice, serving consecutive presumption for astir 8 years, making him the longest-serving occupant of the position.
KH Muniyappa: A seasoned person who won 7 consecutive Lok Sabha elections from Kolar earlier losing successful 2019. He won the 2023 Karnataka assembly polls from Devanahalli and was portion of Siddaramaiah’s cabinet, handling nutrient and civilian supplies, and user affairs.KJ George: The MLA from Sarvagnanagar since 2013, Kelachandra Joseph George has held assorted ministerial posts successful Congress governments successful Karnataka implicit the years.
He served arsenic vigor curate nether Siddaramaiah.MB Patil: The MLA from Babaleshwar hails from the politically important Lingayat community. A erstwhile Lok Sabha subordinate from Bijapur, Patil was the infrastructure improvement and industries curate successful the erstwhile Siddaramaiah-led government.Ramalinga Reddy: A elder Congress leader, Reddy represents the BTM Layout constituency successful Bengaluru. He has antecedently held cardinal portfolios specified arsenic transport and location successful Congress governments successful the state.Satish Jarkiholi: The MLA from Yemkanmardi successful Belagavi district, Jarkhioli is simply a elder person from northbound Karnataka with a beardown governmental background. He has held ministerial roles successful earlier Congress governments successful the state.Krishna Byregowda: Represents Byatarayanapura successful Bengaluru and has earlier served arsenic agrarian improvement and panchayat raj curate and arsenic gross curate successful the erstwhile government.Priyank Kharge: From Chittapur successful Kalaburagi district, helium has antecedently handled IT/BT and agrarian improvement portfolios. UT Khader: Elected from Mangaluru successful coastal Karnataka, helium has held aggregate ministerial roles successful the past and besides served arsenic Speaker of the Karnataka assembly. Eshwar Khandre: Hailing from Bhalki successful Bidar district, Khandre is simply a elder Congress person from northbound Karnataka. He was the forest, ecology, and ennironment curate nether Siddaramaiah. Yathindra Siddaramaiah: From Varuna successful Mysuru district, helium is simply a first-time minister.Byrathi Suresh: Based successful Hebbal, Bengaluru, Suresh is known much for organisational responsibilities wrong the enactment and has constricted anterior ministerial experience. He served arsenic the municipality improvement and municipality readying curate successful the Siddaramaiah government.Sharan Prakash Patil: The Sedam legislator is simply a aesculapian nonrecreational by inheritance and has earlier served arsenic higher acquisition minister. He was the aesculapian acquisition and accomplishment improvement curate successful the Siddaramaiah government.
