The Congress high command approved the inclusion of 20 legislators in the Cabinet in Karnataka on August 3. An expansion of the Cabinet was expected. The Congress has included 10 new faces in the Cabinet.

On August 3, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar got a letter with the list of names of legislators that have been approved for inclusion in the Karnataka Cabinet.

The names are:

1. P.M. Narendraswamy
2. Shivaraj Tangadagi
3. Rudrappa Lamani
4. K.S. Basavanthappa
5. B. Nagendra
6. T. Raghumoorthy
7. B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan
8. Rizwan Arshad
9. Santosh Lad
10. Madhu Bangarappa
11. Putturangashetty
12. Mankala Vaidya
13. Ajay Singh
14. N. Chaluvaraya Swamy
15. K.M. Shivalinge Gowda
16. H.C. Balakrishna
17. Gayathri Shanthegowda
18. Basvaraj Rayareddi
19. Vijayanand Kashappanavar
20. Laxman Savadi

Names for posts of presiding officers

The Congress high command has also approved the names of legislators who will be the candidates for the posts of Speaker and Deputy Speaker in the legislative Assembly and Chairperson and Deputy Chair the Council.

The names proposed for the posts of presiding officers in the Assembly are G.S. Patil (Speaker) and A.S. Ponanna (Deputy Speaker)

The names proposed for the posts of presiding officers in the Council are Saleem Ahmed (Chairperson) and Umashree (Deputy Chairperson).

The legislators are expected to be sworn in on August 3 in Bengaluru. The Bengaluru traffic police has issued an advisory for motorists.