Karnataka Cabinet expansion taking place today: Twenty Congress MLAs will be inaugurated as ministers after receiving approval from the party’s high command. The inducted…
1/12Laxman Sangappa Savadi | Former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, Laxman Savadi serves as the MLA from Athani and has been the director of BDCC Bank, Belagavi. He has one criminal case and is a Class 12 graduate, as per ADR.
2/12Zameer Ahmed Khan | A five-time MLA from Chamrajpet, Zameer Ahmed Khan currently holds the position of Karnataka’s Housing, Minority Welfare and Wakf Minister. At 60 years old, he has one criminal case, completed Class 10, and halted further studies at Siddhartha High School, Kunigal, Tumakuru, during the 1982-83 academic year, according to ADR.
3/12Madhu Bangarappa | As Karnataka’s Minister for School Education and Literacy, Madhu Bangarappa represents the Soraba Assembly constituency. He is also the Chairman of Akash Audio and the Sharavathi Education Trust. The 59-year-old holds a B.A. from Bangalore University (1988) and has two criminal cases, according to ADR.
4/12Gayathri Shanthe Gowda | A Congress leader, Gayathri Shanthe Gowda was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council from the Chikkamagaluru Local Authorities’ constituency during the December 2021 elections.
5/12Santosh Shivaji Lad | Santosh Shivaji Lad serves as the MLA from Kalghatgi-Alnavar in Dharwad district and is currently a Cabinet Minister in Karnataka. He graduated with a B.Com from SESS College, Sandur, Bellary in 1997 and has eight criminal cases, according to ADR.
6/12HC Balakrishna | A five-term MLA representing Magadi, H. C. Balakrishna holds an MBBS degree from the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (1984-91). At 61 years old, he has two criminal cases, according to ADR.
7/12B Nagendra | Four-time MLA B. Nagendra has represented both Bellary and Kudligi constituencies, previously serving as Karnataka’s Minister for Sports and Youth Services. The 54-year-old has 42 criminal cases, according to ADR.
8/12PM Narendraswamy | Congress MLA P M Narendraswamy represents the Malavalli Assembly constituency reserved for SC/ST in Mandya district and currently is the Chairman of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board. He has one criminal case, according to ADR.
9/12Shivaraj Tangadagi | Karnataka’s Minister for Backward Classes Development and Kannada and Culture Department, Shivaraj Tangadagi is the MLA for the Kanakagiri Assembly constituency. He holds a B.Sc. degree from SVM College (1991-92) and has the qualifications noted in ADR.
10/12N Chaluvarayaswamy | N Chaluvarayaswamy, the MLA from Nagamangala and a former Lok Sabha MP, has served as Karnataka’s Minister for Transport, Health, and Agriculture. He holds a diploma in Civil Engineering from Polytechnic College, KR Pete, Mandya (1978-83), is a Class 10 pass from Sri Siddhaganga High School, Tumakuru, and has one criminal case, according to ADR.
11/12Vijayanand Kashappanavar | Former MLA of Hungund, Vijayanand S. Kashappanavar, aged 54, has five criminal cases and has completed Class 12, according to ADR.
12/12Other notable names in Karnataka’s Cabinet expansion include: Rudrappa Manappa Lamani, Deputy Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly; Mayakonda MLA K S Basavanthappa; three-time Challakere MLA T Raghumurthy; Chamarajanagar MLA C Puttarangashetty; Mankal S Vaidya, Bhatkal MLA and Cabinet Minister; Arasikere MLA KM Shivalinge Gowda; senior Congress leader Basavaraj Rayareddy, a six-time MLA and former Lok Sabha MP; and Rizwan Arshad, Shivajinagar MLA, first elected in a bypoll in 2019. According to ADR, Basavanthappa, Vaidya, and Rizwan Arshad have one, one, and four criminal cases, respectively, while Puttarangashetty has two criminal cases. Lamani holds a BA, Raghumurthy has a BE (Civil), Puttarangashetty and Shivalinge Gowda both hold BA degrees, Vaidya has studied up to Class 8, Rayareddy possesses a BA LLB, and Rizwan Arshad completed his Bachelor of Commerce from St. Philomena’s College, University of Mysore.
