Siddaramaiah inducts 28 into his ministry

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday inducted 28 members into his five-day-old ministry, the first Congress ministry in the state after nine years.

Of the 28, Siddaramaiah gave cabinet rank to 20 and the remaining would be ministers of state.

Governor H.R. Bhardwaj administered the oath of office and secrecy in batches at Raj Bhavan in city centre as supporters of the new ministers cheered loudly.