Seven Cabinet berths for Kalyana Karnataka; Kalaburagi has three Ministers
The expansion of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s Cabinet on Monday has given the Kalyana Karnataka region seven berths in the Council of Ministers, with the induction of Jewargi MLA Dr. Ajay Singh taking Kalaburagi district’s representation to three
The Karnataka government recently expanded Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar's Cabinet, adding seven berths to the region of Kalyana Karnataka. Jewargi MLA Ajay Singh secured a Cabinet position, increasing Kalaburagi district's representation to three Ministers. Kalaburagi now has Priyank Kharge from Chittapur and Sharan Prakash Patil from Sedam as its Ministers.
Eshwar B. Khandre from Bhalki in Bidar retained his Cabinet berth. Koppal district gained two Cabinet positions, with Basavaraj Rayaraddi from Yelburga joining and Shivaraj Tangadagi from Kanakagiri retaining his spot. Notably, B. Nagendra from Ballari Rural, who resigned from the previous Cabinet amid allegations of misappropriation of funds, has returned to the Cabinet.
However, the region's share in the Council of Ministers has decreased from eight berths under the Siddaramaiah-led government to seven in the present one. The absence of senior Congress leaders from Raichur and Yadgir districts has left both without representation in the Cabinet. Former Congress leaders N.S. Boseraju from Raichur, Sharanabasappa Darshanapur from Yadgir, and Rahim Khan from Bidar, all previous Siddaramaiah Cabinet members, did not secure Cabinet positions in the latest expansion.
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