New Delhi: Karnataka’s Chief Minister-designate H.D. Kumaraswamy of the JD(S), who came here on Monday for consultations with top Congress leaders ahead of his swearing-in, promised a stable government in Karnataka and a “long-term relationship” with the Congress, as he invited Sonia and Rahul Gandhi to his oath-taking in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
There were unconfirmed reports that the coalition government would have 20 ministers from the Congress and 13 from the JD(S), the Congress being the larger party of the two. But not all these ministers would be sworn in initially, many would take the oath later.
KPCC chief G. Parameshwara is among the frontrunners for the deputy chief minister’s post. The coordination committee will have five to six members.
The top leadership of the two parties decided to make a new beginning, leaving behind the past, when they had come together and fallen apart, and vowed to ensure “a long-term relationship”.
