Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has dropped 14 members from the Council of Ministry. (File photo)
Bengaluru:
Ahead of a major revamp of his ministry this afternoon, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has dropped 14 members from the Council of Ministry.
With Congress high command giving go-ahead for the much awaited exercise, the chief minister recommended sacking of 14 ministers prior to the swearing in of new ministers.
Governor Vajubhai Vala has accepted the recommendations, a notification from the governor said.
The ministers who faced the axe are: Qamarul Islam, Shamanoor Shivashankarappa, V Srinivasa Prasad, MH Ambareesh, Vinay Kumar Sorake, Satish Jarkiholi, Baburao Chinchansoor, Shivaraj Sangappa Tangadagi, SR Patil, Manohar Tahasildhar, K Abayachandra Jain, Dinesh Gundu Rao, Kimmane Ratnakar, PT Parameshwar Naik.
With Congress high command giving go-ahead for the much awaited exercise, the chief minister recommended sacking of 14 ministers prior to the swearing in of new ministers.
Governor Vajubhai Vala has accepted the recommendations, a notification from the governor said.
The ministers who faced the axe are: Qamarul Islam, Shamanoor Shivashankarappa, V Srinivasa Prasad, MH Ambareesh, Vinay Kumar Sorake, Satish Jarkiholi, Baburao Chinchansoor, Shivaraj Sangappa Tangadagi, SR Patil, Manohar Tahasildhar, K Abayachandra Jain, Dinesh Gundu Rao, Kimmane Ratnakar, PT Parameshwar Naik.
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