Karnataka CM expands cabinet, 7 Ministers sworn-in

  17 month old cabinet in Karnataka was expanded on Wednesday with induction of seven Ministers.Goverr Vajubhai Vala administered oath of office and secrecy to Ministers at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan. new Ministers are MLAs Umesh Katti (Hukkeri), S Angara (Sullia), Murugesh Nirani (Bilgi) and Arvind Limbavali (Mahadevapura), and MLCs R Shankar, M T B Nagaraj and C P Yogeshwar.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, his cabinet colleagues, BJP leaders and office bearers, including General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Arun Singh, state unit President Nalin Kumar Kateel, senior state government officials,family members and supporters of new Ministers,among ors,were present.

This is third expansion of cabinet since Yediyurappa assumed charge in July 2019 after collapse of Congress-JDS government in wake of revolt by 17 MLAs of coalition partners. 

(IM CREDITS:PTI)