The 64-year-old Jigajinagi, member of a scheduled caste, is MP from North Karnataka’s Bijapur. Photo credit: twitter/@PIB_IndiaBengaluru: Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi on Tuesday took oath as a minister of state in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet, the only addition from the south in Tuesday’s cabinet expansion. He has a lot of experience in working in the government, both at the state and central levels,” said Rajeev Gowda, Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka. He sealed his popularity after defeating former Union minister and seven-term Congress MP B. Shankaranand from Chikkodi in his debut Lok Sabha election in 1998. The 64-year-old Ramesh Jigajinagi, member of a scheduled caste, is the only addition from the south in Tuesday’s cabinet expansionRamesh Jigajinagi entered politics rebelling against the Emergency under the mentorship of Ramakrishna Hegde, the late leader of the undivided Janata party.

Source: Mint July 06, 2016 03:11 UTC