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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]
