India / 29 leaders take oath as ministers in new K'taka Cabinet; no Dy CM in CM Bommai-led govt

As many as 29 leaders are taking oath as ministers in the newly formed Karnataka Cabinet led by CM Basavaraj Bommai. "Under the Cabinet headed by Yediyurappa, we had three Deputy CMs. This time, the high command has decided not to have any Deputy CM," Bommai said. The Cabinet will include eight Lingayats and seven OBC leaders, Bommai added.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 04, 2021, 05:38 PM
Bengaluru: Twenty nine ministers took oath as Karnataka Cabinet ministers under new Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

Among the big names that took oath are Murugesh Nirani, B C Patil and Dr C N Ashwath Narayan. Bommai will not have any deputies unlike his predecessor B S Yediyurappa.

The new Cabinet is a mix of experienced legislators and young faces, as Bommai had said earlier.

Among the 29, eight are from the Lingayat community, seven Vokkaligas, seven OBCs, three SCs, one ST, one from Reddy community and one woman.