Second Siddaramaiah ministry

Second Siddaramaiah ministry

34th Ministry of Karnataka
Siddaramaiah
Date formed20 May 2023
People and organisations
GovernorThawarchand Gehlot
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah
Deputy Chief MinisterD. K. Shivakumar
No. of ministers34
Total no. of members34
Member partiesIndian National Congress
Status in legislatureMajority
140 / 224 (63%)

(Legislative Assembly)
Opposition cabinet
  • 84 / 224 (38%)
    JD (S)
  • 11 / 224 (5%)
    Vacant

(Legislative Assembly)
Opposition partyBharatiya Janata Party
Opposition leaderChalavadi Narayanaswamy
(Council)
R. Ashoka
(Assembly)
History
Election2023
Outgoing election2023
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorBasavaraj Bommai ministry

The Second Siddaramaiah ministry was sworn in on 20 May 2023. The Governor of Karnataka Thawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office to the members of the council of ministers.

Background

The ceremony was held at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in presence of various leaders from Congress and other parties.[1][2] Total 10 MLAs from Indian National Congress took oath as cabinet ministers.[3][4][5][6]

Council of Ministers

Department Name Constituency Party
  • Cabinet Affairs
  • Personnel and Administrative Reforms
  • Intelligence
  • Information and Public Relation
  • Youth Services
  • Sports
  • S.T. Welfare

Other Departments not allocated to any minister


Siddaramaiah
Chief Minister
Varuna INC
  • Major and Medium irrigation
  • Bengaluru City Development including BBMP, BDA, BWSSB, BMRDA, BMRCL (Connected to these authorities related to Town Planning).

D. K. Shivakumar
Deputy Chief Minister
Kanakapura INC
  • Home (excluding Intelligence)

G. Parameshwara
Kortagere INC
  • Law
  • Parliamentary Affairs
  • Legislation
  • Tourism

H. K. Patil
Gadag INC
  • Food & Civil Supplies
  • Consumer Affairs

K. H. Muniyappa
Devanahalli INC
  • Energy

K. J. George
Sarvagnanagar INC
  • Large & Medium Industries
  • Infrastructure Development

M. B. Patil
Babaleshwar INC
  • Transport
  • MUZRAI

Ramalinga Reddy
B.T.M Layout INC
  • Public works Department

Satish Jarkiholi
Yemkanmardi INC
  • Rural Development
  • Panchayati Raj
  • IT & BT

Priyank Kharge

Chittapur INC
  • Housing
  • Waqf
  • Minorities
B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan Chamrajpet INC
  • Revenue (excluding Muzrai)

Krishna Byre Gowda
Byatarayanapura INC
  • Health & Family Welfare

Dinesh Gundu Rao
Gandhi Nagar INC
  • Agriculture
N. Chaluvaraya Swamy Nagamangala INC
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Sericulture

K. Venkatesh
Periyapatna INC
  • Social Welfare

H. C. Mahadevappa
Tirumakudalu Narasipura INC
  • Forest
  • Ecology
  • Environment

Eshwara Khandre
Bhalki INC
  • Small Scale Industries
  • Public Enterprises

Sharanabasappa Darshanapur
Shahapur INC
  • Textiles
  • Sugarcane Development & Directorate of Sugar
  • Agricultural Marketing
Shivanand Patil Basavana Bagevadi INC
  • Excise
R. B. Timmapur Mudhol INC
  • Mines & Geology
  • Horticulture
S. S. Mallikarjun Davanagere North INC
  • Backward class
  • Kannada & Culture
Shivaraj Tangadagi Kanakagiri INC
  • Medical Education
  • Skill Development
Sharan Prakash Patil Sedam INC
  • Fisheries & Ports
  • Inland Transport

M. S. Vaidya
Bhatkal INC
  • Women & Child Development
  • Disabled & Senior Citizens Empowerment

Lakshmi Hebbalkar
Belgaum Rural INC
  • Municipal Administration
  • Haj
Rahim Khan Bidar INC
  • Planning & Statistics
D. Sudhakar Hiriyur INC
  • Labour

Santosh Lad
Kalghatgi INC
  • Minor Irrigation
  • Science & Technology
N. S. Boseraju MLC INC
  • Urban Development & Town Planning (including KUWSDB & KUIDFC) (excluding Bengaluru City Development)
Byrathi Suresh Hebbal INC
  • Primary & Secondary Education

Madhu Bangarappa
Sorab INC
  • Higher Education

M. C. Sudhakar
Chintamani INC

Former Ministers

SI No. Name Constituency Department Party Reason Ref.
1.
B. Nagendra
Bellary Rural
  • Youth Services
  • Sports
  • ST Welfare
INC Resigned amid allegations of the illegal transfer of money from the State-run Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited. [7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
2. K. N. Rajanna Madhugiri
  • Cooperation excluding Agricultural Marketing
INC KN Rajanna resigned after the Congress high command demanded action against him for publicly criticising Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Vote Chori’ allegation. He had questioned why the party remained silent about alleged voter list irregularities that, he said, occurred during the Congress government’s own tenure in Karnataka. [12]
[13]

Cabinet Reshuffles

June 06, 2024[14]

Name Existing Portfolios Proposed Portfolios
B. Nagendra Youth Services, Sports, ST Welfare Dropped
Siddaramaiah Finance, Cabinet Affairs, Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Intelligence, Information and Public Relation, Other Departments not allocated to any minister Finance, Cabinet Affairs, Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Intelligence, Information and Public Relation, Youth Services, Sports, S.T. Welfare, Other Departments not allocated to any minister

August 11, 2025[15]

Name Existing Portfolios Proposed Portfolios
K. N. Rajanna Cooperation excluding Agricultural Marketing Dropped

Demographics of Cabinet Ministers

Representation of cabinet ministers by district
  1. Bagalkot (2.94%)
  2. Bangalore Urban (17.6%)
  3. Bangalore Rural (2.94%)
  4. Belagavi (5.88%)
  5. Bellary (2.94%)
  6. Bijapur (5.88%)
  7. Bidar (5.88%)
  8. Chikkaballapura (2.94%)
  9. Chitradurga (2.94%)
  10. Davanagere (2.94%)
  11. Dharwad (2.94%)
  12. Gadag (2.94%)
  13. Gulbarga (5.88%)
  14. Koppal (2.94%)
  15. Mandya (2.94%)
  16. Mysore (8.82%)
  17. Raichur (2.94%)
  18. Ramanagara (2.94%)
  19. Shimoga (2.94%)
  20. Tumkur (5.88%)
  21. Uttara Kannda (2.94%)
  22. Yadgir (2.94%)
District Cabinet Ministers Name of ministers
Bagalkot 1
Bangalore Urban 6
Bangalore Rural 1
Belgaum 2
Bellary 1
Bidar 2
Bijapur 2
Chamarajanagar
Chikkaballapura 1
Chikmagalur
Chitradurga 1
Dakshina Kannada
Davanangere 1
Dharwad 1
Gadag 1
Gulbarga 2
Hassan
Haveri
Kodagu
Kolar
Koppal 1
Mandya 1
Mysore 3
Raichur 1
Ramanagara 1
Shimoga 1
Tumkur 1
Udupi
Uttara Kannada 1
Yadgir 1
Total 34

See also

References

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