The Economic Times

Karnataka cabinet expansion: DK Shivakumar inducts B Nagendra, Zameer Khan, Rizwan Arshad among 20 new ministers

Karnataka's long-awaited cabinet expansion saw twenty Congress MLAs sworn in as ministers. These appointments followed careful consideration of caste, religious, and regional factors. The state's Council of Ministers now reaches its maximum permissible strength of thirty-four. Key legislative posts, including the Speaker, were also approved during this process. This expansion brings the Karnataka government to its full ministerial capacity.