Bengaluru: The much awaited Cabinet reshuffle in the State took place on Sunday which saw Chief Minister Siddaramaiah sack 14 ministers and induct 13 members into his Council of Ministry.

The new portfolios for the ministers are as follows:

Kagodu Thimappa – Revenue

Ramesh Kumar – Health and Family Welfare

M R Seetharam – Planning and Statistics

U T Khader – Food and Civil Supplies

Santhosh Lad – Labour

Tanveer Sait – Higher Education and WAKF

H Y Meti – Excise

Basavraj Rayareddy – Primary and Secondary Education

Priyank Kharge – It & BT and Tourism

Rudrappa Lamani – Textiles and Muzrai

Pramod Madhvaraj – Fisheries and Ports

Ramesh Jarkiholi – Small Industries

Eshwar Khandre – Muncipal Administration

S S Mallikarjun – Sports and Youth Affairs

Roshan Baig – Urban Development

T B Jayachandra – Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Minor Irrigation

As per latest reports Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is said to have elevated two junior ministers, Krishna Byre Gowda and Sharan Prakash Patil, to Cabinet rank on Monday.

The Congress party has accommodated Dinesh Gundu Rao, who was dropped from the ministry, by giving him the post of the party’s state unit working president.

Power minister DK Shivakumar is still tipped to take over as party president and Rao will work under him.