Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala swore in eight ministers into the state cabinet on Saturday, in keeping with the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government's cabinet expansion plan.

All the new inductees — Satish Jarkhiholi, Rahim Khan, Shivalli, MTB Nagaraj, Tukaram, MB Patil, Parmeshwar Nayak and RB Thimmapur — are from the Congress. The party has also removed two ministers — municipal administration minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and forests minister R Shankar — from the cabinet.