Basavaraj Somappa Bommai, the new chief minister of Karnataka assumed office on July 29, 2021, and 29 cabinet ministers were sworn in on 4th August.
BS Bommai took charge after BS Yediyurappa resigned from the CM post. The Bommai cabinet has 30 ministers including the CM. The Bommai cabinet doesn’t have deputy CMs. Find below the full list of Karnataka cabinet ministers.
The CM and his ministers are also taking care of the development activities in certain districts in addition to their respective portfolios. Find out more about district ministers in Karnataka
Read: Karnataka Budget 2022 – Highlights
List Of Karnataka Cabinet Ministers
Given below is the complete list of Karnataka Cabinet Ministers. Last updated on August 7, 2021. This will be updated to reflect Shri Siddaramaiah’s Cabinet in the coming days.
| Name | Portfolio |
|---|---|
| Chief Minister Sri B.S. Bommai | DPAR, Finance, Cabinet Affairs, Intelligence from Home Department, Bengaluru Development and all unallocated portfolios. |
| Sri Govinda Makthappa Karajol | Major & Medium Irrigation |
| Sri K.S. Eshwarappa | Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department |
| Sri R. Ashok | Revenue Department excluding Muzrai Department |
| Sri B. Sreeramulu | Transport, ST Welfare |
| Sri V. Somanna | Housing, Infrastructure Development |
| Sri Umesh Vishwanath Katti | Forest, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumers Affairs |
| Sri S Angara | Fisheries, Port and Inland Transport |
| Sri J.C. Madhu Swamy | Minor Irrigation, Law, Parliamentary Affairs & Legislation |
| Sri Aaraga Jnanendra | Home (Excluding Intelligence) |
| Dr. Ashwath Narayan C.N. | Higher Education, IT & BT, Science and Technology, Skill Development |
| Sri Chandrakantagouda Channappagouda Patil | Public Works |
| Sri Anand Singh | Ecology & Environment, Tourism |
| Sri Kota Shrinivas Poojari | Social Welfare, Backward Classes |
| Sri Prabhu Chauhan | Animal Husbandry |
| Sri Murgesh Rudrappa Nirani | Large & Medium Industries |
| Sri Arabail Hebbar Shivaram | Labour |
| Sri S.T. Somashekar | Co-operation |
| Sri B.C. Patil | Agriculture |
| Sri B.A. Basavaraja (Byarati) | Urban Development Department (including KUWSDB & KUIDFC, excluding Bengaluru Development, BBMP, BDA, BWSSB, BMRDA, BMRCL, & Directorate of Town Planning from Urban Development) |
| Dr. K. Sudhakar | Health & Family Welfare, Medical Education |
| Sri K. Gopalaiah | Excise from Finance Department |
| Smt Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb | Muzarai, Haj & Wakf |
| Sri N. Nagaraju (M.T.B) | Municipal Administration, Small Scale Industries, Public Sector Industries |
| Sri K.C. Narayana Gowda | Sericulture, Youth Empowerment & Sports |
| Sri B.C. Nagesh | Primary & Secondary Education and Sakala. |
| Sri V. Sunil Kumar | Energy, Kannada & Culture |
| Sri Achar Halappa Basappa | Mines & Geology from Commerce & Industries Department, Women & Child Development & Disabled & Senior Citizens Empowerment |
| Sri Shankar B. Patil Munenakoppa | Handloom & Textile Department from C&I Department, Sugarcane Development & Directorate of Sugar |
| Sri Munirathna | Horticulture & Planning, Programme Monitoring & Statistics Department |