<p>Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday allocated portfolios to his team of 29 ministers, retaining K Sudhakar as the person in charge of the health and medical education sectors. </p>.<p>The list of portfolios also has some surprises: Debutant minister V Sunil Kumar has been given the plum energy portfolio, along with Kannada & Culture. </p>.<p>Another first-time Cabinet member Araga Jnanendra is the home minister. </p>.<p>First-time minister B C Nagesh replaces S Suresh Kumar as the primary and secondary education minister. Higher education and IT/BT is with CN Ashwath Narayan like last time.</p>.<p>With the BBMP elections coming up, it was widely expected that Bengaluru would get a dedicated minister. But, Bommai has kept the plum Bengaluru City Development Portfolio with himself. </p>.<p>While most ministers have retained the portfolios they held in the previous government, the major changes include Govind Karjol getting water resources, C C Patil with public works, B Sriramulu with transport & ST welfare, Murugesh Nirani getting industries and so on. </p>.<p>Shashikala Jolle, the lone woman in the Cabinet, is now minister for Muzrai, Wakf & Haj. Earlier, she was the women & child development minister and faces corruption allegations. Now, Halappa Achar is the women & child development minister. </p>.<p>“I must be the luckiest CM because no minister mounted pressure for a particular portfolio,” Bommai said. </p>
<p>Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday allocated portfolios to his team of 29 ministers, retaining K Sudhakar as the person in charge of the health and medical education sectors. </p>.<p>The list of portfolios also has some surprises: Debutant minister V Sunil Kumar has been given the plum energy portfolio, along with Kannada & Culture. </p>.<p>Another first-time Cabinet member Araga Jnanendra is the home minister. </p>.<p>First-time minister B C Nagesh replaces S Suresh Kumar as the primary and secondary education minister. Higher education and IT/BT is with CN Ashwath Narayan like last time.</p>.<p>With the BBMP elections coming up, it was widely expected that Bengaluru would get a dedicated minister. But, Bommai has kept the plum Bengaluru City Development Portfolio with himself. </p>.<p>While most ministers have retained the portfolios they held in the previous government, the major changes include Govind Karjol getting water resources, C C Patil with public works, B Sriramulu with transport & ST welfare, Murugesh Nirani getting industries and so on. </p>.<p>Shashikala Jolle, the lone woman in the Cabinet, is now minister for Muzrai, Wakf & Haj. Earlier, she was the women & child development minister and faces corruption allegations. Now, Halappa Achar is the women & child development minister. </p>.<p>“I must be the luckiest CM because no minister mounted pressure for a particular portfolio,” Bommai said. </p>
