Karnataka CM drops 14 ministers ahead of cabinet reshuffle

Ahead of a major revamp of his ministry this afternoon, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has dropped 14 members from the Council of Ministry.

With Congress High Command giving go-ahead for the much awaited exercise, the Chief Minister recommended sacking of 14 ministers prior to the swearing in of new ministers.

Governor Vajubhai Vala has accepted the recommendations, a notification from the Governor said.

The ministers who faced the axe are: Qamarul Islam, Shamanoor Shivashankarappa, V Srinivasa Prasad, M H Ambareesh, Vinay Kumar Sorake, Satish Jarkiholi, Baburao Chinchansoor, Shivaraj Sangappa Tangadagi, S R Patil, Manohar Tahasildhar, K Abayachandra Jain, Dinesh Gundu Rao, Kimmane Ratnakar, P T Parameshwar Naik.