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Portfolio allocation: DK Shivakumar keeps Finance, Priyank Kharge gets Home, Krishna Byre Gowda in charge of Bengaluru

Portfolios were allocated a day after Shivakumar and others were sworn in.

Published Jun 04, 2026 | 11:17 PMUpdated Jun 04, 2026 | 11:33 PM

DK Shivakumar and the ministers with Congress leaders after taking the oath of office.

Synopsis: Shivakumar retained the Finance portfolio along with Intelligence and other departments, while Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has been allotted the Revenue and Sport departments.

Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has distributed portfolios among his Cabinet of ministers on Thursday, 4 June.

Shivakumar retained the Finance portfolio along with Intelligence and other departments, while Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has been allotted the Revenue and Sport departments.

Former chief minister had held the Finance portfolio in the previous cabinet.

Priyank Kharge will head the Home department, besides IT & BT and E-governance. UT Khader has been allotted the Health and Family Welfare, while Yathindra Siddaramaiah has been given the charge of Urban Development.

Ramalinga Reddy will be in charge of Major and Medium Irrigation, while Krishna Byre Gowda has been assigned the charge of Bengaluru.

Below is the list of ministers and portfolios:

Chief Minister DK Shivakumar

Finance, Cabinet Affairs, Dept of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Intelligence and all other unallocated portfolios.

Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara

Revenue, Sports.

KH Muniyappa

Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs.

KJ George

Energy, Tourism

MB Patil

Large & Medium Industries, Infrastructure Development.

Ramalinga Reddy

Major and Medium Irrigation

Sathish Jarkiholi

Public Works

Krishna Byre Gowda

Greater Bengaluru Development, including Greater Bengaluru Authority, Bengaluru North City Corporation, Bengaluru South Cíty Corporation, Bengaluru East City Corporation, Bengaluru West Cíty Corporation, Bengaluru Central City Corporation, BWSSB, BMRCL.

Priyank Kharge

Home (excluding intelligence), IT & BT, E-governance

UT Khader

Health & Family Welfare

Eshwar Khandre

Rural Development & Panchayat Raj

Yathindra Siddaramaiah

Urban Development, including Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board, KUIDFC, all Urban Development Authorities and Local Planning Authoríties, excluding BDA, BMRDA, GBA, Commissionerate of Town & Country Planning.

Byrathi Suresh

Transport

Sharan Prakash Patil

Medical Education & Skill Development.

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