Siddaramaiah CM, DK Shivakumar Deputy CM: Who are Karnataka's new ministers? Complete list here

Along with newly sworn-in Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar, eight Cabinet Ministers took oath on Saturday. Following is a brief background of the new Cabinet Ministers:

1. G Parameshwara:

• Headed Congress' manifesto committee ahead of this Assembly election
• Belongs to SC-Right community, represents Koratagere constituency in Tumakuru district
• Former Deputy Chief Minister during Congress-JD(S) coalition government led by H D Kumaraswamy.
• Minister with various key portfolios including Home, Higher Education among others in earlier governments
• Longest-serving Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief for eight years
• Open about aspiration for CM and Deputy CM post
• Six-time MLA -- three times each from Madhugiri and Koratagere
• Has a PhD in plant physiology from Waite Agriculture Research Centre of the University of Adelaide

2. K H Muniyappa

• Congress leader from SC-Left, represents Devanahalli Assembly segment in Bengaluru Rural district.
• Seven-time Member of Lok Sabha representing Kolar from 1991 to 2019
• Former Union Minister
• Elected for the first time to Legislative Assembly.
• Daughter Roopakala M Shashidhar is MLA from Kolar Gold Fields (KGF)

3. K J George

• Christian face of Congress, represents Sarvagnanagar Assembly segment in Bengaluru city.
• Six-time MLA.
• Considered close to CM Siddaramaiah.
• Has served as Minister for Home, Bengaluru Development and Town Planning among other portfolios in the past
• Born in Kerala, his family moved to Kodagu when he was very young.

4. M B Patil

• Considered as a prominent face of Congress from the dominant Lingayat community
• President of BLDEA (Bijapur Lingayat Education Association), a leading education organisation in north Karnataka region Congress' campaign committee President ahead of this election
• Represents Babaleshwar Assembly constituency in Vijayapura district
• Five-time MLA, had been Minister for Home and Water Resources in previous governments
• Had served as Member of Parliament from Bijapur (Vijayapura) 5. Satish Jarkiholi
• From Valmiki community, which comes under STs
• Represents Yamakanmardi Assembly constituency in Belagavi district
• Karnataka Congress Working President, four-time MLA, twice MLC
• Was with JD(S) earlier
• His brothers Ramesh Jarkiholi and Balachandra Jarkiholi are BJP MLAs from Gokak and Arabhavi legislative constituencies respectively.
• Had served as Minister for Excise and Textile in the past
• Popular for his anti-superstition stand *Founder-chairman of sugar manufacturing firm Satish Sugars

6. Priyank Kharge

• Son of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge
• Member of Dalit community under SC-Right, represents Chittapur segment in Kalaburagi district
• He is Chairman - Communications of Karnataka Congress
• Three-time MLA
• Had served as Minister for IT, BT, Tourism and Social Welfare in the past
• Associated with Youth Congress

7. Ramalinga Reddy

• Belongs to Reddy community, represents BTM Layout in Bengaluru city
• Considered among Congress' faces for the city. Has earlier been in-charge of the city
• Karnataka Congress Working President
• Eight-time MLA
• Served as Minister of Home, Transport, Education and other key portfolios in the past
• Was associated with Congress' students wing for a long time

8. B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan

• Prominent Muslim leader in Congress, represents Chamrajpet Assembly segment in Bengaluru city.
• Five-time MLA
• Had served as Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Hajj and Waqf
• Earlier with JD(S).