With intense lobbying by MLAs on both sides, the parties have decided to expand the Cabinet in two phases, said JD(S) national secretary general Kunwar Danish Ali. “As they were our pre-poll allies we have decided that they should be included in our Cabinet,” Ali said. Senior Congress leaders from the state, including former chief minister Siddaramaiah and party strongman DK Shivakumar, met party president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Tuesday to finalise the portfolios. As a result, the Congress will get 22 ministries and the JD(S) 12, including the chief minister’s post. Neither the Congress nor the JD(S) has revealed the names of the MLAs set to take oath or their portfolios.

Source: Hindustan Times June 05, 2018 16:52 UTC