Bengaluru, Aug. 3 -- Twenty new MLAs on Monday took oath as ministers in Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar-led government. The Chief Minister expanded his Cabinet to its full strength, two months after taking charge.

The oath-taking ceremony took place at Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru after Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot approved the Cabinet expansion. The state Cabinet increased the size of the ministry to the full limit of 34, including the chief minister.

Among those sworn in were P M Narendraswamy, Shivaraj Tangadagi, Rudrappa Lamani, K S Basavanthappa, B Nagendra, T Raghumoorthy, B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, Rizwan Arshad, Santosh Lad, Madhu Bangarappa, Putturangashetty, SS Mallikarjun, Dr Ajay Singh, N Chaluvaraya Swamy, K M Shivalinge Gow...