Mangalore, May 19
The newly inducted ministers into Siddaramaiah's ministry have been given portfolios and R.V. Deshpande will be the new Higher Education Minister as per the sources. Sixty six year old Mr Deshpande won the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Election from Haliyal (Uttara Kannada) constituency.
A seven-term MLA, Deshpande started his political career in the Janata Parivar before shifting to the Congress in 1999. He served as industries minister for 10 years between 1994-2004.
AMUCT wishes him all the best and extends full cooperation in his efforts in raising the standards of Higher Education in Karnataka
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