K'taka expands cabinet, 20 netas take oath; DKS hits back on ministerial berth row

Karnataka cabinet expansion: 20 ministers inducted, DKS responds to MLAs left outNEW DELHI: Twenty new ministers were inducted into the Karnataka government on Monday as chief minister DK Shivakumar expanded his Cabinet to its full strength, two months after taking office. The swearing-in ceremony took place at Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru after Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot approved the expansion.The Cabinet expansion increased the strength of the ministry to the sanctioned limit of 34, including the chief minister.Among those sworn in were PM Narendraswamy, Shivaraj Tangadagi, Rudrappa Lamani, KS Basavanthappa, B Nagendra, T Raghumoorthy, BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan, Rizwan Arshad, Santosh Lad, Madhu Bangarappa, Putturangashetty, SS Mallikarjun, Dr Ajay Singh, N Chaluvaraya Swamy, KM Shivalinge Gowda