<p>C P Yogeeshwara is the Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment, and Varthur Prakash is the Minister for Textiles. <br /><br />Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda’s decision to entrust the responsibility of the sensitive Forests portfolio to Yogeeshwara, a first time minister, has raised many eyebrows. The Channapatna MLA, who hopped over to the ruling BJP from the Congress, is said to be close to former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. Yogeeshwara had sought the BWSSB portfolio which is now with Suresh Kumar.<br /><br />H C Vijayashankar, BJP MLC from Mysore, was holding the Forests portfolio in the Yeddyurappa cabinet.<br /><br />Prakash, who is an independent MLA supporting the government, is said to be unhappy with the Textiles portfolio. He had sought plum portfolios like Revenue or Transport from the chief minister. <br /><br />When contacted, Varthur, however, said he had not demanded any specific portfolio and that he would accept the portfolio given by the chief minister.</p>.<p>Other ministers </p>.<p>* Balachandra Jarkiholi: Municipal Administration, excluding city corporations<br />* Raju Gouda (Narasimha Naik): Small Scale Industries<br />* Anand Asnotikar: Fisheries, Science and Technology </p>
<p>C P Yogeeshwara is the Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment, and Varthur Prakash is the Minister for Textiles. <br /><br />Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda’s decision to entrust the responsibility of the sensitive Forests portfolio to Yogeeshwara, a first time minister, has raised many eyebrows. The Channapatna MLA, who hopped over to the ruling BJP from the Congress, is said to be close to former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. Yogeeshwara had sought the BWSSB portfolio which is now with Suresh Kumar.<br /><br />H C Vijayashankar, BJP MLC from Mysore, was holding the Forests portfolio in the Yeddyurappa cabinet.<br /><br />Prakash, who is an independent MLA supporting the government, is said to be unhappy with the Textiles portfolio. He had sought plum portfolios like Revenue or Transport from the chief minister. <br /><br />When contacted, Varthur, however, said he had not demanded any specific portfolio and that he would accept the portfolio given by the chief minister.</p>.<p>Other ministers </p>.<p>* Balachandra Jarkiholi: Municipal Administration, excluding city corporations<br />* Raju Gouda (Narasimha Naik): Small Scale Industries<br />* Anand Asnotikar: Fisheries, Science and Technology </p>
