Around a month after forming the government after the collapse of the Congress-JD(S) coalition, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's on Tuesday expanded his cabinet.

Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath to 17 MLAs as ministers at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday morning.
Among those who were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Vajubhai Vala were Govind Karajol, Ashwath Narayan C N, Laxman Savadi, K S Eshwarappa, R Ashoka, Jagadish Shettar, B Sreeramulu and S Suresh Kumar.

V Somanna, C T Ravi, Basavaraj Bommai, Kota Shrinivas Poojari, J C Madhu Seamy, C C Patil, H Nagesh, Prabhu Chauhan and Shashikala Jolle Annasaheb are also on the list.

This is the first-ever expansion of Yediyurappa's ministry after he assumed office on July 26 and proved his government's majority on the floor of the Assembly on July 29.

Having run the government with a "one-man cabinet" for over 20 days, the chief minister had on Saturday managed to get the nod from BJP national president Amit Shah to expand the cabinet on August 20.

The chief minister had sent a list of 17 ministers to be inducted into the cabinet to the governor, requesting him to administer the oath to them.

Around a month after forming the government after the collapse of the Congress-JD(S) coalition, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's on Tuesday expanded his cabinet.

Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath to 17 MLAs as ministers at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday morning.
Among those who were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Vajubhai Vala were Govind Karajol, Ashwath Narayan C N, Laxman Savadi, K S Eshwarappa, R Ashoka, Jagadish Shettar, B Sreeramulu and S Suresh Kumar.

V Somanna, C T Ravi, Basavaraj Bommai, Kota Shrinivas Poojari, J C Madhu Seamy, C C Patil, H Nagesh, Prabhu Chauhan and Shashikala Jolle Annasaheb are also on the list.

This is the first-ever expansion of Yediyurappa's ministry after he assumed office on July 26 and proved his government's majority on the floor of the Assembly on July 29.

Having run the government with a "one-man cabinet" for over 20 days, the chief minister had on Saturday managed to get the nod from BJP national president Amit Shah to expand the cabinet on August 20.

The chief minister had sent a list of 17 ministers to be inducted into the cabinet to the governor, requesting him to administer the oath to them.