K’taka Cabinet reshuffled, portfolios given to 7 inductees

Bengaluru, Jan 21 : Over a week after expanding his 17-month-old Cabinet, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday effected a minor reshuffle and also allocated portfolios to seven new Ministers.
Yediyurappa divested JC Madhuswamy of Law, Parliamentary Affairs, Legislation and Minor Irrigation and allocated him Medical Education, Kannada, and Culture Departments.
Health Minister K Sudhakar was relieved of Medical Education in just three months, who was given Health portfolio by taking it away from incumbent Social Welfare Minister B Sreeramulu.
Madhuswamy is a key member of the Yediyurappa camp, who put up strong defence of the state government in the state legislature.
Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation Department has been given to Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai as additional charge.
The Forest Department has been taken back from S Anand Singh, who has been given Tourism Department in addition to Environment and Ecology.