Second Kumaraswamy ministry explained

Cabinet Type:Ministry
Cabinet Number:31st
Jurisdiction:the State of Karnataka
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:23 May 2018
Date Dissolved:23 July 2019
Government Head:H. D. Kumaraswamy
State Head:Vajubhai Vala
(1 September 2014 – 10 July 2021)[1]
Members Number:2
Former Members Number:34
Political Parties:INC
JD(S)
Legislature Status:Coalition
Opposition Leader:B. S. Yeddyurappa (assembly)
Election:2018
Legislature Term:1 year 2 months
Previous:Siddaramaiah cabinet
Successor:Fourth B. S. Yeddyurappa ministry

The Second H. D. Kumaraswamy ministry was the Council of Ministers in Karnataka, a state in South India headed by H. D. Kumaraswamy that was formed after the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections.[2]

In the government headed by H. D. Kumaraswamy, the Chief Minister was from JD(S) while Deputy Chief Minister was from INC. Apart from the CM & Deputy CM, there were 32 ministers in the government, but all the 32 ministers resigned from their posts in July 2019 due to political turmoil in Karnataka.

Tenure of the Government

After the 2018 assembly elections, BJP emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats, followed by the INC with 78 seats and JD(S) with 37 seats. INC extended the support to JD(S) to form the government. Governor Vajubhai Vala invited BJP to form the government and B. S. Yeddyurappa was sworn in as the Chief Minister. But B. S. Yeddyurappa could not prove the majority of his government and resigned after 2 days of being sworn in. After that, H. D. Kumaraswamy of the JD(S) was sworn in as the Chief Minister, with the support of INC, BSP, KPJP and IND MLA. INC MLA Dr. G. Parameshwara was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister, along with Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy. On 6 June 2018, 25 ministers were inducted in the cabinet.

In July 2019, 13 MLAs from the INC and 3 MLAs from the JD(S) resigned from the assembly, thus pushing the government to a minority. 1 KPJP and 1 IND MLA also withdrew their support from the government and extended their support to BJP. The rebel MLAs left Bangalore and camped in a resort in Mumbai. To pacify the disgruntled MLAs, 32 ministers, excluding the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, resigned from the ministerial posts. On 18 July, Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy moved the trust vote in the house. Finally on 23 July, after 3 days long debate, the trust vote was put for voting, in which 204 members participated in the voting process. The government lost the majority by getting 99 votes, compared to the 105 votes of the BJP, after which Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy resigned from the post.

Council of Ministers

SI No. NameConstituency Department Party
1.Minister of Finance, Personnel & Administrative reforms, Intelligence wing from Home, Energy, Public enterprises, Infrastructure development, Textile, Excise, Information and Planning & Statistics. Other departments not allocated to a Minister.JD(S)
2.Minister of Bengaluru Development, Law and Parliamentary affairs, IT & BT and Science & Technology. INC

Former Members

On 8 July 2019, 32 ministers resigned from their posts after the political turmoil in state. But their resignation was not accepted, although the chief minister's office announced that the ministers have resigned.

SI No. Name Constituency Department Tenure ReasonColspan=2Party
1.Ramesh JarkiholiMinister of Municipal administration. 6 June 2018 – 22 December 2018 INC
2.N. MaheshMinister of Primary and Secondary education. 6 June 2018 – 11 October 2018 BSP
3.C. S. ShivalliMinister of Municipalities and Local bodies. 22 December 2018 – 22 March 2019 INC
4.H. NageshMulbagalMinister of Small scale industries. 14 June 2019 – 8 July 2019
5.D. K.
Shivakumar
Minister of Major & Medium Irrigation, Kannada & Culture and Information & Public relations. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
6.R.V.
Deshpande
Minister of Revenue. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019ResignedINC
7.K. J. GeorgeMinister of Large & Medium scale industries. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
8.JayamalaMinister of Women & Child development and empowerment of differently abled & senior citizens. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
9.Krishna Byre GowdaMinister of Rural development and Panchayat Raj institutions. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
10.N. H. Shivashankara ReddyMinister of Agriculture. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
11.Priyank M. Kharge Minister of Social welfare. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
12.U. T. KhaderMinister of City corporations and Urban development authorities. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
13. Zameer Ahmed KhanMinister of Food & civil supplies and Minority welfare. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
14. Shivanand PatilMinister of Health & Family welfare. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
15. Venkata RamanappaMinister of Labour. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
16. Rajashekar B PatilMinister of Mines and Geology. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
17.C Puttaranga ShettyMinister of Backward classes welfare. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
18.M. B. PatilMinister of Home affairs. 22 December 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
19.Satish
Jarkiholi
Minister of Forest, Ecology and Environment. 22 December 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
20.Rahim KhanMinister of Youth empowerment and Sports. 22 December 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
21.R. B.
Timmapur
Minister of Sugar, Port and Inland transport. 22 December 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
22.E. TukaramMinister of Medical education. 22 December 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
23.M. T. B. NagarajMinister of Housing. 22 December 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
24. P. T. Parameshwar NaikMinister of Muzzarai, Skill development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood. 22 December 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedINC
25. H. D. RevannaMinister of Public Works Department. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedJD(S)
26. M. C. ManaguliMinister of Horticulture.6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedJD(S)
27.Bandeppa KashempurMinister of Cooperation. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedJD(S)
28.GT DevegowdaMinister of Higher education. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedJD(S)
29.D. C. ThammannaMinister of Transport. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedJD(S)
30.S. R. SrinivasMinister of Primary and secondary education. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedJD(S)
31.Venkatarao NadagoudaMinister of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedJD(S)
32.C. S. PuttarajuMinister of Minor irrigation. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedJD(S)
33.Sa. Ra. MaheshMinister of Tourism and Sericulture. 6 June 2018 – 8 July 2019 ResignedJD(S)
34.R. ShankarMinister of Municipalities and Local bodies. 14 June 2019 – 8 July 2019 KPJP

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Narendra Modi aide Vajubhai Vala is Karnataka governor | India News. Times of India. 2017-08-17.
  2. News: Twenty-five ministers sworn into HD Kumaraswamy's Karnataka cabinet amid signs of unrest between Congress, JD(S) . 6 June 2018 . Firstpost . 20 September 2019 .