Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Karnataka Cabinet Expands: 20 Ministers Inducted, Women Added
The state of Karnataka added 20 new ministers to its government on August 3, 2024.
One of them is a woman named Gayathri Shanthegowda.
The ceremony happened at a big building called Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru, and the governor gave the oath.
The chief minister, D K Shivakumar, said that if some people didn’t get a minister job this time, they will get chances later.
The new ministers include some who had been in the government before and some who are new.
The decision was made by the Congress party’s top leaders.
This helps the state run better by having more people in charge of different jobs.
Chief Minister D K Shivakumar expanded the Karnataka cabinet on Aug 3, adding 20 new ministers.
The expansion included 19 MLAs and one woman minister, Gayathri Shanthegowda.
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath at Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru.
Congress high command approved the list of 20 ministers, including former ministers and newcomers.
Shivakumar said those left out would get future opportunities, citing his own earlier exclusion.
- Who
- Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, 20 new ministers, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Congress high command
- What
- Expansion of the Karnataka cabinet with 20 new ministers
- When
- August 3, 2024
- Where
- Lok Bhavan, Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Why
- To accommodate more MLAs and bring new leaders into the government
- Cabinet expansion
- 20 new ministers
- Date of oath
- August 3, 2024
- Governor
- Thaawarchand Gehlot
- Women minister
- Gayathri Shanthegowda
- Party
- Indian National Congress
