{"id":8411,"date":"2026-08-04T04:47:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T04:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8411"},"modified":"2026-08-04T04:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T04:47:38","slug":"last-minute-swap-dropped-minister-mark-chaotic-day-for-karnataka-cabinet-expansion-bengaluru-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8411","title":{"rendered":"Last-minute swap, dropped minister mark chaotic day for Karnataka cabinet expansion | Bengaluru News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132844854,imgsize-211174,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg\" alt=\"Last-minute swap, dropped minister mark chaotic day for Karnataka cabinet expansion\" title=\"Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar expanded his cabinet by inducting nineteen MLAs.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar expanded his cabinet by inducting nineteen MLAs.\">Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar expanded his cabinet by inducting nineteen MLAs.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>BENGALURU: Two months after he assumed office, chief minister DK Shivakumar Monday inducted 19 MLAs as ministers, taking the cabinet strength to 33. This leaves the team with one vacancy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The event, which put an end to weeks of speculation, saw a couple of records: Seven SC ministers in the 33-member ministry, a first in 22 years; and no representation for Brahmin community for the first time since Karnataka\u2019s reorganisation. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The inductees include eight first-time ministers and seven ministers from the Siddaramaiah cabinet. Among the younger entrants are Rizwan Arshad (46) and Ajay Dharam Singh (51). <!-- -->B Nagendra, who resigned over alleged Valmiki Corporation scam in 2024, has returned to the cabinet.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Several senior leaders \u2014 HK Patil, Dinesh Gundu Rao, Laxmi Hebbalkar, Shivanand Patil, RB Timmapur, RV Deshpande, K Venkatesh and HC Mahadevappa \u2014 were left out.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>In a touch of drama, within an hour of releasing the initial list of 20 names, the high command replaced Bhatkal MLA Mankal Vaidya with Davanagere North MLA S S Mallikarjun, son of late veteran Shamanur Shivashankarappa, without giving any reasons. MLC Gayathri Shanthegowda, set to be lone woman minister, was dropped hours before the swearing-in amid a dispute over her election from Chikkamagaluru local authorities constituency, which is pending before Supreme Court.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/> <\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2 mths on, 19 join team DK; record No. of SC ministers\" msid=\"132846140\" width=\"\" title=\"No Brahmin, Woman Inducted; Several Senior Netas Left Out\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-132846140\/2-mths-on-19-join-team-dk-record-no-of-sc-ministers.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>No Brahmin, Woman Inducted; Several Senior Netas Left Out<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Gradual change, not a full overhaul<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The CM said Gayathri\u2019s swearing-in is delayed due to technical issues. \u201cThe party has its calculation, and we\u2019ll decide.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The final ministry composition suggests the party has balanced Rahul Gandhi\u2019s push for generational change with continuity, opting for gradual renewal rather than a complete overhaul. <!-- -->The social composition includes seven Lingayats, seven SCs, six Vokkaligas, five OBCs, three STs and three Muslims.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The high command announced GS Patil and AS Ponnanna as assembly speaker and deputy speaker, respectively; Saleem Ahmed was named council chairman and Umashree deputy chairperson.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy at the swearing-in ceremony at Lok Bhavan, which was delayed by an hour due to last-minute changes. <!-- -->Former CM Siddaramaiah, whose imprint was unmistakable in the expanded as many inductees are his known loyalists, was conspicuous by his absence. As expected, the expansion triggered discontent and protest. Indi MLA Yashavantraya Patil resigned, Belur MLA Gopalakrishna indicated he would follow suit, and more than 15 disgruntled legislators met at TB Jayachandra\u2019s residence and decided to lodge their protest collectively.<!-- --> KH Muniyappa, too, expressed unhappiness over portfolio allocations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Shivakumar said it was impossible to accommodate every MLA and recalled that he had initially missed out on a ministerial berth. He assured legislators that opportunities would be provided in future.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/bengaluru\/last-minute-swap-dropped-minister-mark-chaotic-day-for-karnataka-cabinet-expansion\/articleshow\/132844826.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar expanded his cabinet by inducting nineteen MLAs. BENGALURU: Two months after he assumed office, chief minister DK Shivakumar Monday inducted 19 MLAs as ministers, taking the cabinet strength to 33. This leaves the team with one vacancy.The event, which put an end to weeks of speculation, saw a couple of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/karnataka-chief-minister-dk-shivakumar-expanded-his-cabinet-by-inducting-nineteen-mlas.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar expanded his cabinet by inducting nineteen MLAs. 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