India, Aug. 12 -- Karnataka CM Shivakumar on Wednesday allotted portfolios to the ministers in his Cabinet. While the Chief Minister retained the Finance portfolio, Zameer Ahmed Khan was given Housing.

Shivakumar kept the Finance, Cabinet Affairs, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Intelligence, Information, Law, Justice and Human Rights, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation, Agriculture Marketing, Commissionerate of Town & Country Planning, all Urban Local Bodies falling under the BDA and BMRDA areas, and all unallotted portfolios.

Ramalinga Reddy was given Forest, Ecology and Environment, while Lakshman Savadi was assigned Co-operation, excluding Agriculture Marketing.

Rudrappa Manappa Lamani was allocated Sugar and...