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Karnataka Cabinet Overhaul: D.K. Shivakumar Keeps Finance and Law, Inducts Nine First-Timers
Public Lokpal
August 12, 2026
Karnataka Cabinet Overhaul: D.K. Shivakumar Keeps Finance and Law, Inducts Nine First-Timers
Karnataka politics witnessed a major administrative restructuring as Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar finalized a comprehensive cabinet overhaul.
Key Highlights of the Overhaul
Chief Minister's Portfolios: D.K. Shivakumar has retained critical departments, keeping key administrative and fiscal reins in his hands, including Finance, Cabinet Affairs, Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Intelligence, Information, Law and Justice, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation, alongside urban planning and local bodies (BDA, BMRDA).
First-Timers in the Cabinet: The expansion brought in a fresh batch of legislators, incorporating first-time ministers to infuse new energy into governance.
Portfolio Distribution Across Ministers: Portfolios were allocated to 23 ministers just ahead of the state assembly's monsoon session.
Notable assignments include: K.H. Muniyappa: Social Welfare
U.T. Khader: Minority Welfare, Haj and Wakf, and Health and Family Welfare
R. Ramalinga Reddy: Forest, Ecology and Environment
Madhu Bangarappa: Primary and Secondary Education
Dr. Ajay Singh: Minor Irrigation, Science and Technology
Rizwan Arshad: Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs
