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 list was announced on June 8, 2018.
| Name | Portfolio | Party |
|---|---|---|
| HD Kumaraswamy | 1. Chief Minister 2. Cabinet Affairs Department 3. Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms 4. Department of Finance excluding Excise, Institutional Finance & Small Savings & Lotteries 5. Intelligence Wing from Home Department 6. Information & Public Relations from Kannada & Culture, Information & Public Relations Department 7. Planning & Statistics Department 8. Energy Department 9. Department of Public Enterprises 10. Infrastructure Development Department 11. Textiles from Commerce & Industries Department 12. Any other Department/Board & Corporations not specifically allocated | Janata Dal (S) |
| G Parameshwara | 1. Deputy Chief Minister 2. Home (excluding Intelligence Wing) 3. Bengaluru Development (BBMP, BDA, BWSSB, BMRDA, Directorate of Town Planning from Urban Development Department) 4. Youth Empowerment & Sports Department | INC |
| HD Kumaraswamy | Finance/Excise | Janata Dal (S) |
| HD Revanna | Public Works Department (excluding Ports and Inland Transport) | Janata Dal (S) |
| Bandeppa Kashempur | Co-operation | Janata Dal (S) |
| GT Devegowda | Higher Education from Education Department | Janata Dal (S) |
| N Mahesh | Primary & Secondary Education | BSP |
| Jarakiholi Ramesh Laxamnrao | 1. Municipalities & Local Bodies (CMCs, TMC & TPs) from Urban Development Department 2. Ports & Inland Transport Development from Public Works Department | Janata Dal (S) |
| SA. RA. Mahesh | 1. Tourism Department 2. Sericulture from Horticulture Department | Janata Dal (S) |
| 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) |
| KJ George | 1. Large & Medium Scale Industries from Commerce & Industries Department including Sugar 2.IT & BT, Science & Technology Department | INC |
| C.S. Puttaraju | Minor Irrigation & Water Resources Department | INC |
| R.V. Deshpande | 1. Revenue excluding Muzrai 2. Skill Development Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Department | INC |
| U.T. Abdul Khader | 1. City Corporations excluding BBMP, subjects pertaining to Bengaluru City, Urban Development Authorities excluding subjects pertaining to Bangalore Directorate of Urban Land Transport, KUWS&DB and KUIDFC from Urban Development Department | INC |
| B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan | 1. Food & Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department 2. Minority Welfare & Wakf Department | INC |
| N.H. Shivashankara Reddy | Agriculture | INC |
| C. Puttaranga Shetty | Backward Classes Welfare Department | INC |
| DK Shivakumar | Major and Minor Irrigation from Water Resources Dept Medical Education | INC |
| Priyank Kharge | Social Welfare Department | INC |
| Shivanand Patil | Health & Family Welfare Department excluding Medical Education | INC |
| Venkataramanappa | Labour Department | INC |
| Rajshekhar Basavaraj Patil | 1. Mines & Geology from Commerce & Industries Department 2. Muzarai from Revenue Department | INC |
| Hajj/Waqf board and Minority Affairs | INC | |
| Krishna Byre Gowda | 1. Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department 2. Law, Justice and Human Rights Department 3. Parliamentary Affairs & Legislation Department | INC |
| R. Shankar | Forest, Ecology & Environmental Department | Independent |
| Jayamala | 1. Women & Child development, Empowerment of Differently Abled & Senior Citizens 2. Kannada & Culture from Information & Public Relation Department | INC |
