Governor Vajubhai Vala has appointed Govind Karjole, C.N. Ashwath Narayan and Laxman Savadi as Deputy Chief Ministers, on the advice of the Chief Minister, a Raj Bhavan communique said.
The Governor has also allotted portfolios to the other 14 ministers. The allocation came nearly a week after the 17 ministers were sworn-in on August 21.
Yediyurappa, 76, became the Chief Minister for the fourth time on July 26 and won vote of confidence in the Assembly on July 29.
As the senior-most Deputy Chief Minister, Karjole will have charge of the Public Works Department and the Social Welfare Department, while Narayan will hold the portfolios of Higher Education, IT & BT and Science and Technology and Savadi will be Transport Minister.
Yediyurappa will hold all portfolios not allocated to his 17 ministers.
The 14 ministers and their portfolios are:
Jagadish Shettar Large and Medium Scale Industries, excluding Sugar.
K.S. Eshwarappa Rural Development & Panchayat Raj.
Basavaraj Bommai Home excluding Intelligence Wing.
R. Ashoka Revenue Department excluding Muzrai (Endowments).
B. Sreeramulu Health & Education excluding Medical Education.
S. Suresh Kumar Primary & Secondary Education and Sakala (delivery of state services through e-governance portal).
V. Somanna - Housing.
C.T. Ravi - Tourism & Kannada and Culture.
Kota Srinivas Poojari Muzrai, Fisheries, Ports & Inland Transport.
J.C. Madhu Swamy - Law, Parliamentary Affairs & Legislation. He will also be in-charge of Minor Irrigation.
C.C. Patil - Mines & Geology.
H. Nagesh - Excise.
Prabhu Chauhan - Animal Husbandry.
Shashikala Jolle - Women & Child Development and Empowerment of differently abled and senior citizens.
Jolle is the lone woman minister in the 18-member cabinet.
In the 34-member ministry, 16 cabinet posts are vacant. They are expected to be filled when the ministry is expanded in at least two more phases.
The previous BJP government (2012-13) had Eshwarappa and Ashoka as two Deputy Chief Ministers, while G. Parameshwara of the Congress was the Deputy Chief Minister in the previous Janata Dal-Secular-Congress coalition government in power from May 23, 2018 to July 23 this year.
Yediyurappa was Deputy Chief Minister for 20 months in the JD-S-BJP coalition government from February 2006 to October 2007.
Shettar was the BJP's third Chief Minister from August 2011 to September 2012 during the ruling party's previous 5-year tenure (2008-13).
( With inputs from IANS )