Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah speaks throughout the first session of Karnataka Legislative Assembly at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru | Photo: ANI
At least 20 to 24 new ministers are actually scheduled to be inducted within the Siddaramaiah-led Congress authorities in Karnataka on Saturday, occasion sources stated on Thursday.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and Deputy Chief Minister D.Ok. Shivakumar had met occasion General Secretaries Ok.C. Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala to debate the cupboard growth on Thursday.
The assembly of the 4 leaders lasted for over 5 hours in three periods the place the names of a number of MLAs for ministerial posts had been mentioned, the supply stated.
The supply stated that 20 to 24 extra ministers will take oath on Saturday round 11.30 a.m. However, senior leaders remained tight-lipped on the event.
The occasion supply stated that names of 20 to 24 probables had been mentioned and despatched to occasion chief Mallikarjuna Kharge for taking a remaining name.
The supply stated that earlier than leaving for Bengaluru, each the leaders may also meet former occasion chief Rahul Gandhi.
Along with Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar, who took oath final Saturday in Bengaluru in presence of prime occasion leaders and a number of other outstanding opposition leaders, eight extra ministers — G. Parmeshwara, Ok.H. Muniyappa, Ok.J. George, M.B. Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, Priyank Kharge, Ramalinga Reddy and B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan — had taken oath.
However, none of them have been allotted any portfolio but. The supply stated that the Congress must carry steadiness within the cupboard allocation because it must steadiness the calls for of various communities within the cupboard.
The politically essential Lingayat neighborhood, who voted within the favour of the occasion have claimed for the CM submit, however in absence of a CM from the neighborhood, it’s speculated {that a} chunk of ministerial berths will go to Lingayat MLAs.
The supply stated that a lot of the ministers are to be from the Siddaramaiah camp whereas Shivakumar will get at the least three to 4 portfolios with two outstanding departments.
The occasion supply stated that Krishna Byre Gowda, Laxman Savadi, Lakshmi Hebbalkar, Saleem Ahmed, Santosh Lad, Dinesh Gundu Rao, HK Patil, Eshwar Khandre, Tanveer Seth, Dr H.C.Mahadevappa, BK Reddy and BK Hariprasad are among the many possible ministers within the listing.
