Karnataka Cabinet Reshuffle: The seven ministers were sworn in on Wednesday (File)
Bengaluru:
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, fighting resentment in his party BJP after including new ministers in his cabinet, has been forced to change their portfolios in a matter of 24 hours. Some ministers had complained soon after their departments were announced yesterday.
J.C. Madhuswamy has been assigned the Haj and Wakf department instead of Kannada and Culture.
Aravind Limbavali, who was given the forest department, will also be in charge of Kannada and Culture.
MTB Nagaraja, who had been unhappy about the Excise department, has now been allocated the Municipal Administration Department and the Sugarcane Development and Directorate of Sugar.