Shivakumar expands Cabinet, a look at his 19 new ministers

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Following several rounds of deliberations, Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday expanded his Cabinet, with 19 new ministers taking oath. Santosh LadCurrently representing Kalghatgi-Alnavar in Dharwad district, Lad, 51, was formerly Labour Minister in the Siddaramaiah Cabinet. Seen to be outspoken,Lad joined the Congress in 2008 and was part of the Siddaramaiah Cabinet during both his terms as CM. S S MallikarjunRepresenting Davangere North in the Assembly, 58-year-old Mallikarjun is the son of veteran leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa. N ChaluvarayaswamyA four-time MLA Nagamangala in Mandya district, the 66-year-old was Agriculture Minister in the Siddaramaiah Cabinet.