Karnataka cabinet reshuffle: The new allocation puts R Ramalinga Reddy in charge of Forest, Ecology and Environment, while Lakshman Savadi has been assigned the Co-operation department, with Agriculture Marketing kept out of his portfolio.
Published: August 12, 2026, 7:09 PM IST
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Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar will handle finance, cabinet affairs, personnel and administrative reforms, among othersFile image/PTI
Karnataka cabinet reshuffle: Ahead of the Karnataka Assembly’s monsoon session, Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the 23 ministers in his cabinetShivakumar will continue to handle important departments such as finance, cabinet affairs, personnel and administrative reforms, intelligence, information, law and justice, and parliamentary affairs and legislationHis portfolio also includes agriculture marketing, town and country planning, and urban local bodies under the BDA and BMRDAHe will additionally take charge of any departments left unassigned.
UT Khader has been assigned minority welfare, Haj and Wakf, along with health and family welfareR Ramalinga Reddy will be in charge of forest, ecology and environment, while K H Muniyappa has been given the social welfare departmentMeanwhile, BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan has been given housing, while Lakshman Savadi has been assigned co-operation, excluding agricultural marketing.
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KH Muniyappa has moved from food and civil supplies to the social welfare department after seeking a change in his portfolioA member of the Dalit Left community, Muniyappa had been pushing for social welfare, a department that has long seen competing demands from Dalit Left and Dalit Right groups.
Rizwan Arshad has been given the food and civil supplies and consumer affairs portfoliosShivaraj Tangadagi will handle backward classes welfare, Kannada and culture.
The new allocations put Cheluvarayaswamy in charge of major and medium irrigation, with Madhu Bangarappa taking responsibility for primary and secondary education and Basavaraj Raya Reddy handling higher educationShivalinge Gowda will oversee excise, which has been separated from the finance departmentPuttaranga Shetty has been assigned animal husbandry and sericulture, while Vijayanand Kashappanavar will look after small-scale industries and public enterprises.
Under the new portfolio allocation, Santosh Lad will handle labour and employment, while KS Basavanthappa has been given muzrai, fisheries, ports and inland waterS S Mallikarjun will oversee mines, geology and horticultureNarendra Swamy will be responsible for agriculture, HC Balakrishna for municipal administration, and B Nagendra for planning and statistics.
