Kumaraswamy. “We have given the finance portfolio to the JD(S) in line with the directions of (Congress president) Rahul Gandhi,” said K.C. According to the division of portfolios, the Congress, the bigger partner who agreed to the chief minister being from the JD(S), got 22 of the 34 ministries, including the post of deputy chief minister. Former chief minister and Congress legislature party leader Siddaramaiah will chair the committee while JD(S) general secretary Danish Ali will be its convenor. The other members of this committee are chief minister Kumaraswamy, deputy chief minister G. Parameshwara and Venugopal.

Source: Mint June 01, 2018 10:36 UTC