Karnataka bureaucrats who have opted for a Central posting ever since the JD (S)-BJP government came to power in February 2006:
- S.V. Ranganath, principal secretary, chief minister's office (CMO)
- Sudhakar Rao, principal secretary, CMO
- Anup Pujari, secretary, IT and BT
- N. Gokulram, principal secretary, finance
- D.N. Narasimha Raju, secretary, reforms
- Vinay Kumar, secretary, infrastructure
- C.S. Kedar, secretary, information and tourism
- K.N. Srivastava, secretary, social welfare
