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Ramalinga Reddy

Indian politician (born 1953)

Ramalinga Reddy

Ramalinga Reddy is an Indian politician who was the Minister of Major and Medium Irrigation, Transport Minister 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.

Ramalinga Reddy

Ramalinga Reddy
MLA
Minister of Major and Medium Irrigation
Government of Karnataka
Incumbent
Assumed office
03 June 2026
GovernorThawar Chand Gehlot
Chief Minister
D. K. Shivakumar
Preceded byD. K. Shivakumar
Minister of Transport
Government of Karnataka
In office
20 May 2023 – 29 May 2026
Chief Minister
Siddaramaiah
Preceded byB Sriramulu
Succeeded byByrathi Suresh
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2008
Preceded byConstituency Established
ConstituencyB.T.M Layout
In office
1989–2008
Preceded byM. Chandrasekhar
Succeeded byB. N. Vijaya Kumar
ConstituencyJayanagara
Minister of Home Affairs
Government of Karnataka
In office
2 September 2017 – 17 May 2018
GovernorVajubhai Rudabhai Vala
Chief Minister
Siddaramaiah
Preceded byDr. G. Parameshwara
Succeeded byDr. G. Parameshwara
ConstituencyB.T.M Layout
Minister of Primary and
Secondary Education & Sakala
Government of Karnataka
In office
2004–2006
Preceded byRaja Amareshwara Naik
Succeeded byD. H. Shankaramurthy
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies
Government of Karnataka
In office
2002–2004
Preceded byD. B. Inamdar
Succeeded byH. S. Mahadeva Prasad
Personal details
Born (1953-06-12) 12 June 1953 (age 73)
Bengaluru, Karnataka
PartyIndian National Congress
ChildrenSowmya Reddy
Sriraj Reddy
Parent(s)B. Venkatareddy
(father),
Pillamma
(mother)
EducationBachelor of Science

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

  1. ↑ "Metro Rail ridership up 30% despite Shakti scheme: Karnataka minister responding to PM Modi - ET Infra". ETInfra.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "'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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.