Ramalinga Reddy
Ramalinga Reddy (born 12 June 1953) is an Indian politician who was the Minister of Major and Medium Irrigation, Transport Minister[1] and Muzrai Minister of Karnataka. Reddy is the Chairman of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. A member of the Indian National Congress, he is the current working president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee since February 2021. He was Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2 September 2017 to 17 May 2018, and Minister of Transport of Karnataka from 18 May 2013 to 2 September 2017, and again, from 20 May 2023.
Reddy contested the Karnataka 2018 election and was re-elected from the BTM Layout constituency again in 2023 and served as Minister for Transport and Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments in the Siddaramaiah cabinet.[2]
Ramalinga Reddy took oath as minister in D.K. Shiva Kumar's cabinet on 3 June 2026[3] and later allotted Major and Medium Irrigation projects portfolios.[4] He has resigned amid discontent over his cabinet portfolio on 5 June 2026, he is upset over being denied the Bengaluru Development portfolio.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Metro Rail ridership up 30% despite Shakti scheme: Karnataka minister responding to PM Modi - ET Infra". ETInfra.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ↑ "'I have been humiliated time and again': R Ramalinga Reddy quits as Karnataka minister, flags 'U-turn' by DK Shivakumar". The Times of India. 5 June 2026. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "DK Shivakumar's first cabinet takes shape; Yathindra Siddaramaiah among 14 ministers: Full list". The Times of India. 3 June 2026. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Portfolio allocation: DK Shivakumar keeps Finance, Priyank Kharge gets Home, Krishna Byre Gowda in charge of Bengaluru". The South First. 4 June 2026. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Karnataka minister Ramalinga Reddy upset over portfolio allocation, resigns from DKS Cabinet". The New Indian Express. 5 June 2026. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "After marathon talks, Congress convinces Ramalinga Reddy to stay in the Karnataka Cabinet". The Hindu. 6 June 2026. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
