A Indrakaran Reddy, Talasani Srinivas Yadav, G Jagadish Reddy and Etela Rajender, who were part of the cabinet in Rao’s previous term, returned as ministers.
The resolution was passed with voice vote, even as the BJP legislators staged a walkout from the assembly opposing it.
While the state Congress leaders hailed the Cabinet expansion for giving representation to leaders from all sections and regions, the opposition BJP said it showed "differences" within the ruling party.
State Congress Chief Dinesh Gundu Rao and Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara had recently said the cabinet expansion would take place within this month.
As per the coalition agreement on June 1, Congress was allocated 22 ministerial berths and 12 to JD(S), among which nine MLA's will be inducted in the first phase of cabinet expansion
While the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) will keep the Finance portfolio, the Congress will get Home among other departments.
In the third major reshuffle ahead of the 2019 General elections, the Narendra Modi government on Sunday inducted nine new faces in the Union Cabinet, while elevating four ministers to Cabinet ranks
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das Thursday expanded his cabinet by inducting six ministers.Governor Syed Ahmed administered the oath of office to six ministers at the Raj Bhawan here. The six BJP legislators who were
New Delhi: The Congress party today questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the rationale behind the Cabinet expansion and asked for the resignation of "corrupt" ministers."There is no thinking or rationale behind Modi-ji's Cabinet expansion.
New Delhi: Echoing the sentiments of India Inc, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Sunday congratulated the new members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ministerial council and said the ministry-expansion will help improve the focus
Kolkata: Ruling Trinamool Congress today slammed the BJP for inclusion of West Bengal MP Babul Supriyo as a minister of state in the expanded Union cabinet, saying an MoS could not do anything for the
Mumbai: Shiv Sena's participation in tomorrow's Union Cabinet expansion looks uncertain with no accord yet on the contentious issue of the party joining the BJP government in Maharashtra."The picture will be clear tomorrow after a
Bangalore: Facing pressure from a section of legislators aspiring for ministerial berths, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today ruled out cabinet expansion “for now”, saying the exercise would be undertaken only when the party high command
New Delhi: Arun Jaitley, who has got important portfolios of finance, defence and corporate affairs in Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Tuesday said there will be Cabinet expansion soon. Talking to reporters after taking charge as
Ranchi, Aug 4: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will expand his cabinet today by inducting six ministers. Governor Syed Ahmed will administer the oath to Geetashree Oraon (Congress), Suresh Paswan (RJD), Simon Marandi, Champai Soren,
Male, Febr 12: Maldives' new President on Sunday inducted seven members into his expanded cabinet, including the country's first woman Attorney General, as he tries to entrench himself as head of a ‘unity government' in
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