24 MLA ' s sworn in as

minister in karnataka

A total number of 24 MLA's were sworn in as ministers in the cabinet expansion in Indian state of

Karnataka on Saturday. This comes a week after chief minister Siddaramaiah, deputy chief minister DK

Shivakumar and eight other ministers took the oath of office.

The overall strength of the cabinet now stands at 34, which is the maximum number permitted by law.

Among those who were sworn in by Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot were N. Rajanna, Dinesh Gundu

Rao, Sharanabasappa Darshanapur, Shivanand Patil, HK Patil, Krishna Byregowda, N

Chaluvarayaswamy, K Venkateshtake, Dr HC Mahadevappa, and Eshwar Khandre.

The list of these 24 lawmakers was released on Friday. In attendance at the oath-taking ceremony were

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar. Meanwhile, the supporters of Karnataka

Congress leader Rudrappa Lamani's held demonstrations outside the Karnataka Pradesh Congress

Committee (KPCC) office. They were demanding that Lamani must be given a ministerial post in the

cabinet.

The sole female minister in Siddaramaiah's cabinet, Lakshmi Hebbalkar, took the oath of office today.

The Belagavi Rural MP is new to the cabinet but is a close aide of DK Shivakumar.

Santhosh Lad, a former minister for Information and Infrastructure Development, and Rahim Khan, the

Congress' winning candidate from Bidar and the only other Muslim in Siddaramaiah's cabinet, were

also sworn in today