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THE 15-DAY-OLD H D KUMARASWAMY MINISTRY IN KARNATAKA WAS EXPANDED TODAY WITH THE INDUCTION OF 25 MINISTERS. Updated : 6 June 2018, 5:09 PM BENGALURU: The 15-day-old H D Kumaraswamy ministry

in Karnataka was expanded today with the induction of 25 ministers. > FOURTEEN MINISTERS ARE FROM THE CONGRESS, NINE FROM ITS RULING > COALITION PARTNER JDS AND ONE EACH FROM THE BSP 

AND THE KPJP. > GOVERNOR VAJUBHAI VALA ADMINISTERED THE OATH OF OFFICE AND SECRECY > TO THE NEW MINISTERS AT A CEREMONY AT RAJ BHAVAN. ALSO READ: HD KUMARASWAMY TAKES OATH AS KARNATAKA

CM H D Revanna, son of former prime minister and JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda and state senior Congress leaders D K Shivakumar were among those who took the oath. JDS' G T Deve Gowda,

who had emerged as a giant killer defeating former chief minister Siddaramaiah in Chamundeshwari constituency in Mysuru in the assembly polls was also inducted. > CONGRESS MLC JAYAMALA 

WAS THE LONE WOMAN MINISTER. UNDER THE POWER > SHARING ARRANGEMENT, CONGRESS WILL HAVE 22 MINISTERS AND THE JDS 12. With today's expansion, the strength of the ministry has gone up

to 27, leaving seven more vacancies to be filled. ALSO READ: SHOW OF OPPOSITION MIGHT AT KUMARASWAMY'S OATH-TAKING CEREMONY Kumaraswamy had taken oath as chief minister and KPCC chief G

Parameshwara as deputy chief minister on May 23. (PTI)