Karnataka Congress leader leaves for Delhi

Bangalore, May 27: Karnataka's ruling alliance partners - the JD-S and Congress - on Saturday held talks on cabinet expansion a day after Karnataka Newly sworn in Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy won the trust vote in the assembly.

According to the details, The leaders, including Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC chief G Parameshwara, former chief minister Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar, are expected to hold discussions with Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi.

"All discussions will happen in Delhi. Cabinet expansion, who has to be taken, who has to be given priority the criteria will be decided by the high command," Parameshwara told media persons here.

As agreed by the partners, the Congress, which won 78 seats, will have 22 cabinet ministers, including Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara, while the JD-S, which has 36 members in the house, will have 12 ministers, including the Chief Minister.

The JD-S will also finalise its list of members for the cabinet posts in consultation with its supremo H.D. Deve Gowda by Monday.