Karnataka: portfolios allocation: CM Bommai keeps finance

In Karnataka, porfolios were distributed to newly inducted  29 ministers. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai  has kept the finance and cabinet affairs portfolios, along with DPAR (personnel and administrative reforms), intelligence from home, Bengaluru development, and all other unallocated portfolios. As per a notification issued by Raj Bhawan on Saturday, Debutant minister Araga Jnanendra was given the home ministry, excluding intelligence. Several former ministers from the BS Yediyurappa cabinet have retained their respective ministries. KS Eshwarappa was allocated the rural development and Panchayat Raj department, while R Ashoka was assigned the revenue department (excluding Muzarai). The transport department went to B Sriramulu, who was also made in-charge of the ST (Scheduled Tribes) welfare department.

 list of Karnataka portfolio allocation:

Govind Makthappa Karajol: Major and medium irrigation

KS Eshwarappa: Rural development and Panchayat Raj department

R Ashoka: Revenue (excluding Muzarai)

B Sreeramulu: Transport, ST welfare

V Somanna: Housing, infrastructure development

Umesh Vishwanath Katti: Forest, food, civil supplies and consumer affairs

Angara S: Fisheries, ports and inland transport

JC Madhu Swamy: Minor irrigation, law, Parliamentary affairs and legislation

Aaraga Jnanendra: Home ministry (excluding intelligence)

Dr Aswath Narayan CN: Higher education, IT & BT, science and technology, skill development

Chandrakantagouda Patil: Public works department (PWD)

Anand Singh: Ecology and environment, tourism

Kota Shrinivas Poojari: Social welfare, backward classes welfare

Prabhu Chauhan: Animal husbandry

Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani: Large and medium industries

Arabail Hebbar Shivaram: Labour

ST Somasehkhar: Co-operation department

BC Patil: Agriculture department

BA Basavaraja (Byrati): Urban development (including KUWSDB & KUDIDFC, excluding Bengaluru development, BBMP, BDA, BWSSB, BMRDA, BMRCL, and directorate of town planning, urban development department)

Dr K Sudhakar: Health and family welfare, medical education

K Gopalaiah: Excise from the finance department

Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb: Muzarai, Haj & Wakf

N Nagaraju (MTB): Municipal administration, small scale industries, public sector industries

Narayanagowda: Sericulture, youth empowerment, and sports

BV Nagesh: Primary and secondary education and Sakala

V Sunil Kumar: Energy department, Kannada, and culture

Achar Halappa Basappa: Mines and geology from commerce and industries department, women and child development & disabled & senior citizens empowerment

Shankar B Patil Munenakoppa: Handloom and textile department from C & I department, sugarcane development, and directorate of sugar.

Munirathna: Horticulture and planning, programme monitoring, and statistics department.