Karnataka CM Shivakumar on Wednesday allocated portfolios to the ministers in his Cabinet. While the Chief Minister retained the Finance portfolio, Zameer Ahmed Khan was given Housing.Kolar [Karnataka], Aug 10 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar waves to the people gathered during the inauguration, foundation stone laying, and distribution of benefits to beneficiaries, in Kolar on Monday. (@DKShivakumar X/ANI Photo) (@DKShivakumar)Shivakumar kept the Finance, Cabinet Affairs, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Intelligence, Information, Law, Justice and Human Rights, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation, Agriculture Marketing, Commissionerate of Town & Country Planning, all Urban Local Bodies falling under the BDA and BMRDA areas, and all unallotted portfolios.Ramalinga Reddy was given Forest, Ecology and Environment, while Lakshman Savadi was assigned Co-operation, excluding Agriculture Marketing.Rudrappa Manappa Lamani was allocated Sugar and Textiles, and K.H. Muniyappa was given Social Welfare.Shivraj Tangadagi was assigned Backward Classes Welfare and Kannada and Culture, while U.T. Khader was given Minority Welfare, Haj & Wakf, Health and Family Welfare.T. Raghumurthy was allocated ST Welfare, while Dr. Ajay Singh was given Minor Irrigation and Science and Technology.Cheluvarayaswamy was assigned Major and Medium Irrigation, Madhu Bangarappa was given Primary and Secondary Education, Basavaraj Raya Reddy was allocated Higher Education, and Shivalinge Gowda was given Excise from the Finance Department.