Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Karnataka Chief Minister SiddaramaiahIn a major revamp, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday sacked 14 ministers and inducted 13 members into his Council of Ministry in the long awaited exercise. Tanveer Sait, Kagodu Thimmappa, Ramesh Kumar, Basavaraj Raya Reddy, H Y Meti, S S Mallikarjun, M R Seetharam, Santosh Lad and Ramesh Jarkiholi were inducted as cabinet rank ministers. Ahead of the swearing in, Siddaramaiah recommended sacking of 14 ministers which the Governor accepted. In the reshuffle, Siddarmaiah has tried to balance caste and region factors and blend experience and young blood. Priyank Kharge, Rudrappa Lamani, Eshwar Khandre and Pramod Madhwaraj were sworn in as Ministers of State.

Source: Indian Express June 19, 2016 10:49 UTC