Karnataka Cabinet Expansion: 19 Congress leaders sworn in as ministers | As it happened

The oath-taking ceremony has concluded.

Congress leader BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka. 

Congress leader Vijayanand Kashappanavar has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka. 

Congress leader Shivaraj Tangadagi has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka. 

Congress leader Shivalinge Gowda has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka. 

Congress leader Santosh Lad has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka. 

Congress leader Rudrappa Lamani has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka. 

Congress leader Rizwan Arshad has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka. 

Congress leader T Raghumoourthy has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka. 

Congress leader C Putturangashetty has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka.

Congress leader Narendra Swamy has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka.

Congress leader b Nagendra has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka.

Congress leader SS Mallikarjun has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka.

Congress leader Madhu Bangarappa has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka.

Congress leader Laxman Savadi has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka.

Congress leader N Chaluvaraya Swamy has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka.

Congress leader Basvaraj Rayareddi has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka.

Congress leader KS Basavanthappa has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka.

Congress leader Dr Ajay Singh has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka.

Congress leader H C Balakrishna has been sworn in as the minister as part of the Cabinet Expansion in Karnataka.

The oath-taking of the 20 ministers in Karnataka is being held at the Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru. 

A supporter of Tanveer Sait allegedly consumed poison in Mysuru after he was not inducted into the cabinet. The supporter is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital. Tanveer Sait visited the hospital and met him.

In Dharwad, supporters of Prasad Abbayya staged a road blockade, burned tyres in the middle of the road, and pelted stones at a government bus in protest.

MLA Yashwant Rayagouda Patil said that after a deserving person was not made a minister, he has no option left but to resign.

With inputs from T Raghavan

According to news agency PTI, the Congress high command has also approved the names G S Patil to be the new Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly and A S Ponnanna to be Deputy Speaker.

The much-awaited expansion of Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's Cabinet is set to take place on Monday, with the final list of 20 MLAs cleared for induction as ministers. The swearing-in ceremony of the new cabinet members will be held at 5.00 pm today at the Lok Bhavan complex, the Chief Minister's office said. Read full story here.

The sanctioned strength of Karnataka cabinet is 34, including the chief minister.

The cabinet expansion will be crucial for Congress in Karnataka, as it tries to maintain a balance between loyalists of Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah, with the latter recently declaring that he won't be contesting the 2023 assembly elections in Karnataka. Shivakumar was sworn-in as the chief minister along with 13 ministers on June 3, after Siddaramaiah's resignation on May 28.

The 20 leaders who will take oath are P M Narendraswamy, Shivaraj Tangadagi, Rudrappa Lamani, K S  Basavanthappa, B Nagendra, T Raghumoourthy, B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, Rizwan Arshad, Santosh Lad, Madhu Bangarappa, Putturangashetty, Mankala Vaidya, Ajay Singh, N Chaluvaraya Swamy, K M Shivalinge Gowda, H C Balakrishna, Gayathri Shanthegowda, Basvaraj Rayareddi, Vijayanand Kashappanavar and Laxman Savadi.

According to a report by news agency PTI, the Congress leadership has approved the names of 20 leaders who will be sworn in as ministers in Karnataka for the cabinet expansion.

The cabinet expansion in Karnataka will be held on Monday at the Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru. The development comes two months after DK Shivakumar was sworn in as the chief minister of the state.