NA Harris to head BDA as Karnataka appoints 34 MLAs as chairpersons to boards, corporations

According to the order, the chairpersons for the boards and corporations are appointed for a term of two years and those MLAs would be given cabinet-rank status.

ನಿಗಮ / ಮಂಡಳಿಗಳಿಗೆ ನೂತನ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾಗಿ ನೇಮಕಗೊಂಡಿರುವ 34 ಮಂದಿ ಶಾಸಕರಿಗೆ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು. ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ಜನರಿಗೆ ತಲುಪಿಸಲು ತಾವೆಲ್ಲರು ಶಕ್ತಿಮೀರಿ ಶ್ರಮಿಸುತ್ತೀರೆಂದು ನಂಬಿದ್ದೇನೆ.
– ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @siddaramaiah #ನಿಗಮಮಂಡಳಿ pic.twitter.com/DUn7UYnRgj

— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) January 26, 2024

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Key postings

Shantinagar MLA NA Harris has been appointed the chairman of Bangalore Development Authority. Vinay Kulkarni, who is the MLA from Dharwad, will head the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board.

MLA Belur Gopalakrishna has been appointed the head of the Karnataka State Forest Industrial Corporation Limited.

The chairman appointed to the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation is Gubbi MLA SR Srinivas.

Chamarajanagara MLA C Puttarangashetty will head Mysore Sales International Limited.

Arsikere MLA KM Shivalinge Gowda has become the chairman of the Karnataka Housing Board.

Hoskote MLA Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda will be heading the Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation.

Bhadravati MLA BK Sangamesh has been appointed the chairman of the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited, the order from the CMO stated.

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Other appointments

Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) MLA Roopakala M has been appointed as the chairperson of the Karnataka Handicraft Development Corporation.

Raichur rural MLA Basanagouda Daddal will be heading the Karnataka Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation.

The Karnataka Sports Authority will be headed by the Hungund MLA Vijayanand Kashappanavar.

Shrinivas Mane, representing the Hangal constituency, has been appointed political advisor to Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.

Shivakumar had recently said that around 36 MLAs and 39 party workers would be accommodated to the lead positions of boards and corporations among others.

Sources from the Congress told South First that there was indeed disgruntlement among a section of MLAs who did not make it into the Cabinet and harboured ambitions of being appointed to head key boards and corporations.

They were also apparently unhappy about the delay in the appointments.

Meanwhile, ministers Dr G Parameshwara and KN Rajanna openly criticised the Congress high command for not consulting the Karnataka Congress leaders before finalising the list of chairpersons and other postings.