Karnataka's two-member ministry expansion likely to be on June 4-5
Newly-elected Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today said that the expansion of his two-member Congress-JD(S) ministry is likely to take place on June 4 or 5. Kumaraswamy along with his Deputy and Pradesh Congress Committee chief G Parameshwara met Governor Vajubhai Vala at Raj Bhavan to discuss the dates for the swearing-in of the new ministers.
CM and Deputy CM to share details about cabinet expansion
Both the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister are expected to share details about the cabinet expansion and portfolio allocation later in the day, official sources said. Ahead of visiting Raj Bhavan, Kumaraswamy, Parameshwara and Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal held discussions with former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda at his residence about cabinet expansion and portfolio allocation.
Kumaraswamy yet to install a full-fledged team of ministers
Even 10 days after taking over the administration on May 23, Kumaraswamy is yet to install a full-fledged team of ministers. The delay in forming a full ministry is attributed to the hard bargaining between the two parties over portfolio allocation. Only Parameshwara was sworn-in as Deputy CM on May 23. Kumaraswamy had proved majority on the floor of the assembly on May 25.
