Bengaluru, Dec 22: The seven month old JDS-Congress Coalition Government headed by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy was expanded on Saturday by inducting 8 Congress MLAs as Ministers.
Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the Oath to the newly inducted Ministers at Glass House in Raj Bhavan.
Those who sworn in as Ministers includes M B Patil, R P Thimapura, Satish Jarkiholi, C S Shivalli, Parameshwara Naiki, E Tukaram, Rahim Khan and M T B Nagaraj. All were sworn in in as Cabinet Ministers.
Mr Kumaraswamy, Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara, KPCC President Dinesh Gundurao, Working President Khandre, Cabinet Ministers including K J George, D K Shivakumar, former Chief Minister and Congress Lok Sabha member Veerappa Moily, Senior Congress leaders including H K Patil, K Govindaraju were among others who were present at the swearing in.
With the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in mind, the party undertook the Cabinet expansion and appointments to boards and corporations by giving representation to all communities and regions, said a senior leader in the party.
According to the pact reached by the two partners at the time of formation of the coalition government in May, there are six vacant ministerial positions left for the Congress and two for the JD(S).
The Cabinet expansion is expected to pacify members of the Congress camp who had become restless following its repeated postponement.
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