The INC-JD (S) coalition government has announced the Karnataka cabinet ministers. The government is headed by H.D. Kumaraswamy (Chief Minister) while G Parameshwara from Congress is the Deputy CM. The Chief Minister & Deputy CM took oath on May 23, 2014. Since this was a post-poll coalition, it has taken time to decide on the cabinet berths. Below is the list of cabinet ministers of the HDK government.
Karnataka Cabinet Ministers: JD (S)-Congress Government
The table will be updated soon. The names are yet to be announced. The Cabinet took oath on June 6, 2018. This initial list was announced on June 8, 2018. 8 new cabinet ministers were sworn in on 22 December 2018 and below is the complete list of cabinet ministers.
| Name | Portfolio | Party |
|---|---|---|
| H. D. Kumaraswamy | Chief minister (including portfolios like Finance, Energy, Textiles, Cabinet Affairs, Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Intelligence Wing, Planning and Statistics, Small Scale Industries and Sugar, and other portfolios not allocated to or vacated by any ministers) | Janata Dal (S) |
| G. Parameshwara | Deputy Chief Minister, Bengaluru development - which includes BBMP, BDA, BWSSB, BMRDA, BMRCL and Directorate of town planning, Law and Parliamentary affairs, and IT, BT, Science and Technology | INC |
| MB Patil | Home | INC |
| RV Deshpande | Revenue | INC |
| HD Revanna | Public Works Department (excluding Ports and Inland Transport) | Janata Dal (S) |
| DK Shivakumar | Major and medium irrigation, Kannada and culture, Information and Public Relations Department | INC |
| Bandeppa Kashempur | Co-operation | Janata Dal (S) |
| GT Devegowda | Higher Education from Education Department | Janata Dal (S) |
| SA. RA. Mahesh | Tourism Department, Sericulture from Horticulture Department | Janata Dal (S) |
| KJ George | Large and Medium scale industries | INC |
| Krishna Byregowda | Rural development and Panchyat Raj institutions | INC |
| UT Khadar | City corporations and Urban development authorities | INC |
| Jayamala | Women and child development, empowerment of differently abled and senior citizens | INC |
| Satish Jarkhiholi | Forest, ecology and environment | INC |
| CS Shivalli | Muncipalities and local bodies. | INC |
| MTB Nagaraju | Housing | INC |
| E Tukaram | Medical education | INC |
| NH Shivashanakr Reddy | Agriculture. | INC |
| Priyank Kharge | Social Welfare | INC |
| Zameer Ahmed Khan | Food and civil supplies, Minority affairs | INC |
| Shivananda Patil | Health and family welfare | INC |
| Venkataramanappa | Labor | INC |
| Rajashekhar B Patil | Mines and geology | INC |
| C Puttaranga Shetty | Backward classes welfare | INC |
| PT Parameshwar Naik | Muzzrai department, Skill development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood | INC |
| Rahim Khan | Youth empowerment and Sports | INC |
| RB Thimmapur | Sugar, port and Inland transport department | INC |
| Managuli Mallapa Channaveerappa | Horticulture Department excluding Sericulture Department | Janata Dal (S) |
| S.R. Srinivas (Vasu) | Small Scale Industries from Commerce & Industries Department | Janata Dal (S) |
| D.C. Thammanna | Transport | Janata Dal (S) |
| Venkatarao Nadagouda | Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Department | Janata Dal (S) |
