Karnataka’s new Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has kept many important departments with himself. At present, he holds the portfolios of Finance, Cabinet Affairs, Intelligence and Personnel and Administrative Reforms. Whereas Deputy Chief Minister G. Revenue and sports departments have been given to God. Priyank Kharge, son of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, has been given the portfolios of Home (except Intelligence), Information Technology, Biotechnology and e-Governance. Ramalinga Reddy has been given the responsibility of Major and Medium Irrigation Department, while Satish Jarkiholi will handle the Public Works Department. Krishna Byre Gowda has been given the charge of Greater Bengaluru Development Department.
UT Khadar will handle the health and family welfare departments and Ishwar Khandre will head the rural development and panchayat raj departments. The transport department has been handed over to Byrathi Suresh, while Sharan Prakash Patil has been made in-charge of the medical education and skill development departments.
Karnataka Cabinet portfolios | CM DK Shivakumar keeps Finance, Cabinet Affairs, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Intelligence and all unallocated portfolios.
Dy CM Dr G Parameshwara gets Revenue and Sports
State Minister Priyank Kharge gets Home Ministry pic.twitter.com/xzhfT7XpL8
— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2026
Senior leaders’ hopes dashed
Shivkumar will take charge of the remaining departments. Earlier in the day, several important meetings were held between Shivakumar, Ramalinga Reddy and Krishna Byre Gowda at Vidhana Soudha. These meetings took place at a time when there was talk that Reddy was not happy with the portfolio he got. According to sources, the senior Congress leader was hopeful that he would get the portfolio of Bengaluru Development, but this department has been handed over to Gowda. Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Large and Heavy Industries, Infrastructure Development departments have been found. These are the same departments which he also handled in the Siddaramaiah-led government.
Late night on 5th June, D.K. The newly sworn-in ministers of the Shivakumar-led Karnataka cabinet were handed over their portfolios. Before this, there were talks for several hours and an atmosphere of resentment remained between some ministers. Shivakumar has kept the Finance portfolio with himself and has given up the most controversial and prestigious ‘Bengaluru Development’ portfolio, which he held as Deputy Chief Minister. This department has now been handed over to Krishna Byre Gowda. Senior minister and eight-time MLA Ramalinga Reddy, who had demanded this department, has been given the ‘Major and Medium Irrigation’ department. Angered by this, he had even threatened to resign earlier in the day.
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