Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai inducted 29 ministers into his cabinet, retaining most of the faces from his predecessor BSYediyurappa’s ministry.

The keenly-awaited cabinet expansion comes a week after Bommai took charge as the chief minister of the state, following the resignation of Yediyurappa.

Bommai had earlier said he will not have

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any deputy chief ministers in his cabinet as per the directions of the high command. Yediyurappa’s younger son and state BJP vice president B Y Vijayendra was not included in the cabinet.

State governorThaawarchand Gehlotadministered oath of office to the new ministers at the Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru.