Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today expanded his Cabinet with the induction of 28 Ministers.

Twenty were made Cabinet Ministers and eight Ministers of State.They were administered oath of office by Governor H R Bhardwaj at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan.

Those made Cabinet ministers include R V Deshpande, Qamar-ul-Islam, Ramalinga Reddy, T B Jayachandra, B Ramanath Rai, H K Patil, M H Ambarish, V Srinivasa Prasad, H C Mahadevappa, K J George, H S Mahadeva Prasad and Baburao Chinchanasur.

The Ministers of State include Abhaychandra Jain, Dinesh Gundurao, Krishna Byregowda, Sharana Prakash Patil, Santosh Lad, Kimmane Ratnakar, Umashree and P T Parameshwar Naik.