Siddaramaiah retains Finance, Industries & Energy portfolios

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has retained key portfolios of Finance, Industries and Energy, while KJ George would be the new Home Minister.

RV Deshpande has been given portfolios of Higher Education and Tourism, according to an official notification.

TB Jayachandra would be the law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister. He would also look after Animal Husbandry department.

HK Patil has been given Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, while Ramalinga Reddy has got Transport.

Former Union Ministers V Srinivasa Prasad and MH Ambareesh would be the new Revenue and Housing Ministers respectively.

Twenty eight Ministers — 20 of Cabinet rank and eight Ministers of State — were sworn in on Saturday in the Cabinet expansion effected by the Chief Minister.

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