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Third Yediyurappa ministry
32nd Council of Ministers of Karnataka State
Date formed26 July 2019
Date dissolved26 July 2021
People and organisations
Head of state
Head of governmentB. S. Yediyurappa
Deputy head of government
No. of ministers32
Member parties
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyINC
Opposition leaderSiddaramaiah(assembly)
History
Election(s)2018
Legislature term(s)6 years (Council)
5 years (Assembly)
PredecessorSecond H. D. Kumaraswamy ministry
SuccessorBasavaraj Bommai ministry

B. S. Yediyurappa formed his third ministry (Council of Ministers) in July 2019 in Karnataka, a state in South India, after the INC-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government collapsed due to defections[1] to the BJP.

The ministry had 33 ministers when dissolved, including the Chief Minister.[2] Out of the 33 ministers including the Chief Minister, all belonged to the BJP.[3]

Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
Finance
Department Personnel & Administrative Reforms
Energy
Bangalore Development
Cabinet Affairs
Intelligence
Other departments not allocated to any Minister
 B. S. Yediyurappa26 July 201928 July 2021BJP
Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
 C. N. Ashwath Narayan20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
 Laxman Savadi20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Public Works Department Govind Karjol20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Social Welfare Govind Karjol20 August 201912 October 2020BJP
 B. Sriramulu12 October 202028 July 2021BJP
Minister of Higher Education
Minister of Science & Technology
Minister of IT & BT
 C. N. Ashwath Narayan20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Transport Laxman Savadi20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj K. S. Eshwarappa20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Revenue R. Ashoka20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Large & Medium Industries Jagadish Shettar20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Health & Family Welfare B. Sriramulu20 August 201912 October 2020BJP
 Dr. Sudhakar12 October 202028 July 2021BJP
Minister of Primary & Secondary Education S. Suresh Kumar20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Housing V. Somanna20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Tourism C. T. Ravi20 August 20194 October 2020BJP
 C. P. Yogeeshwara21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Kannada & Culture C. T. Ravi20 August 20194 October 2020BJP
 Arvind Limbavali21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Home Affairs Basavaraj Bommai20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Muzrai Kota Srinivas Poojary20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Ports & Inland Transport
Minister of Fisheries
 Kota Srinivas Poojary20 August 201921 January 2021BJP
 Angara S.21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Minor Irrigation J. C. Madhu Swamy20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Law
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs & Legislation
 J. C. Madhu Swamy20 August 201921 January 2021BJP
 Basavaraj Bommai21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Mines & Geology C. C. Patil20 August 201921 January 2021BJP
 Murugesh Nirani21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Excise H. Nagesh20 August 201913 January 2021Independent
 K. Gopalaiah21 January 2021[4]28 July 2021BJP
Minister of Animal Husbandry Prabhu Chauhan20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Women & Child Development Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle20 August 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Medical Education C. N. Ashwath Narayan27 September 201910 February 2020BJP
 Dr K. Sudhakar10 February 202028 July 2021BJP
Minister of Agriculture Laxman Savadi27 September 201910 February 2020BJP
 B. C. Patil10 February 202028 July 2021BJP
Minister of Youth Empowerment & Sports K. S. Eshwarappa27 September 201910 February 2020BJP
 C. T. Ravi10 February 20204 October 2020BJP
 Narayana Gowda21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Municipal Administration R. Ashoka27 September 201910 February 2020BJP
 Narayana Gowda10 February 202021 January 2021BJP
 M. T. B. Nagaraj21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Public Enterprises Jagadish Shettar27 September 201928 July 2021BJP
Minister of Backward Class Welfare B. Sriramulu27 September 201912 October 2020BJP
 Kota Srinivas Poojary21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Labour S. Suresh Kumar27 September 201910 February 2020BJP
 Arbail Shivaram Hebbar10 February 202028 July 2021BJP
Minister of Horticulture
Minister of Sericulture
 V. Somanna27 September 201910 February 2020BJP
 Narayana Gowda10 February 202021 January 2021BJP
 R. Shankar21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Sugarcane Development & Directorate C. T. Ravi27 September 201910 February 2020BJP
 Arbail Shivaram Hebbar10 February 202021 January 2021BJP
 M. T. B. Nagaraj21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Co-operation Basavaraj Bommai27 September 201910 February 2020BJP
 S. T. Somashekhar10 February 202028 July 2021BJP
Minister of Ecology & Environment C. C. Patil27 September 201910 February 2020BJP
 Anand Singh10 February 202021 January 2021BJP
 C. P. Yogeeshwara21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Forest C. C. Patil27 September 201910 February 2020BJP
 Anand Singh10 February 202021 January 2021BJP
 Arvind Limbavali21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship & Livelihood H. Nagesh27 September 201910 February 2020Independent
 C. N. Ashwath Narayan10 February 202028 July 2021BJP
Minister of Haj & Wakf Prabhu Chauhan27 September 201921 January 2021BJP
 Anand Singh21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Minority Welfare Prabhu Chauhan27 September 201910 February 2020BJP
 Shrimant Patil10 February 202028 July 2021BJP
Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle27 September 201910 February 2020BJP
 K. Gopalaiah10 February 202021 January 2021BJP
 Umesh Katti21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Major & Medium Irrigation Ramesh Jarkiholi10 February 20203 March 2021BJP
Minister of Urban Development Byrati Basavaraj10 February 202028 July 2021BJP
Minister of Textiles Shrimant Patil10 February 202028 July 2021BJP
Minister of Small Scale Industries
Minister of Information & Public Relations
 C. C. Patil21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Planning, Programme Monitoring & Statistics Narayana Gowda21 January 202128 July 2021BJP
Minister of Infrastructure Development Anand Singh21 January 202128 July 2021BJP

If any department is vacant for any length of time, it automatically comes under the charge of the Chief Minister.

District Wise break up[edit | edit source]

Representation of cabinet ministers by state

  Bagalkot (6.25%)
  Bangalore Urban (25%)
  Bangalore Rural (3.125%)
  Belgaum (12.5%)
  Bellary (3.125%)
  Bidar (3.125%)
  Chikkballapur (3.125%)
  Chitradurga (3.125%)
  Dakshina Kannada (3.125%)
  Dharwad (3.125%)
  Gadag (3.125%)
  Haveri (9.375%)
  Ramanagara (3.125%)
  Mandya (3.125%)
  Shimoga (6.25%)
  Tumkur (3.125%)
  Udupi (3.125%)
  Uttara Kannada (3.125%)
District Cabinet Ministers Name of ministers
Bagalkot 2
Bangalore Urban 8
Bangalore Rural 1
Belgaum 4
Bellary 1
Bidar 1
Bijapur
Chamarajanagar
Chikkaballapura 1
Chikmagalur
Chitradurga 1
Dakshina Kannada 1
Davanangere
Dharwad 1
Gadag 1
Gulbarga
Hassan
Haveri 3
Kodagu
Kolar
Koppal
Mandya 1
Mysore
Raichur
Ramanagara 1
Shimoga 2
Tumkur 1
Udupi 1
Uttara Kannada 1
Yadgir
Total 32


See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "येदियुरप्पा मंत्रिमंडल में 17 विधायक शामिल, एक पूर्व सीएम और दो पूर्व डिप्टी सीएम बने मंत्री". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी).
  2. "Karnataka BJP cabinet expansion Updates: Governor Vajubhai Vala administers oath to 17 MLAs as ministers". Firstpost. 20 August 2019.
  3. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly".
  4. "2nd Cabinet reshuffle in under 24 hours in Karnataka as CM rushes into damage control mode".