Congress to get deputy CM plus 21 berths, JD(S) 12 in Karnataka

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• K R Ramesh Kumar, a six-term member of the assembly from Congress, will be the speaker.
• The deputy speaker’s post will go to JD(S).
• The announcement came on Tuesday evening after coalition partners JD(S) and Congress met to discuss the distribution of portfolios.

The final formula arrived at was 11 berths for JD(S) and 21 for Congress, excluding the CM and deputy CM. The Karnataka cabinet’s sanctioned strength is 34. HDK said he will seek the trust vote on Friday. This will be preceded by the speaker’s election. Sources said the full council of ministers will be sworn in on May 29.


Galaxy of oppn leaders set to attend inauguration
The power-sharing formula was reached at a meeting between Congress leaders K C Venugopal, Siddaramaiah, Parameshwara, D K Shivakumar, Dinesh Gundu Rao and S R Patil and Kumaraswamy.

Congress leaders were in a huddle till late evening to decide on key posts. Groups haggled over berths through the day, proving that power-sharing between the alliance was no cakewalk. Venugopal flew in from Delhi in the evening to facilitate the talks.

It was only past 7pm that the parties could agree on one name for a deputy CM. Three names had been discussed for the speaker’s spot — Ramesh Kumar, H K Patil and K J George. Kumar was speaker from 1994 to 1999 when he was in Janata Dal. The clamour for a Lingayat deputy CM — either 87-year-old Shamanur Shivashankarappa or M B Patil, the champion of the movement for a separate religion tag — had grown louder during the day.

 

Besides, the spotlight will also be on the phalanx of non-BJP leaders attending the ceremony. The impressive line-up — including Mayawati (BSP), N Chandrababu Naidu (TDP), Mamata Banerjee (TMC), Sharad Pawar (NCP), Akhilesh Yadav (SP), Tejashwi Yadav (RJD), Arvind Kejriwal (AAP) and Ajit Singh (RLD) — also points to the potential permutation of opposition parties against BJP for the 2019 LS polls.

 

Nakka gaadu anipinchu kunnadu..... Last year BJP oath ceremonies attend ayyadu......... ippudu Congress Ceremonies..... and TDP was formed by NTR to fight Congress..... what a tragedy to NTR's legacy........ yellow pulkas still sck CBN balls........

[Spartan]

KTR rejected the invitaion saying i dont want to share dias with Congress people .

[Desi_guy]

Bala babu ni invite seyalera

[Nannu_kelakoddu]

pai photo choosi, for a fraction of second, last white dress athanu PK anukunna  

[Paidithalli]

superb.. I expected there will 2 deputy from congress 20minestries.. 15 to jds.. kani

bane beramadaru congress vallu

[pahelwan]

Kumarswamy gadini chute banaistaru 6

months la govt kulipotadi

[TampaChinnodu]

1 hour ago, pahelwan said:

Kumarswamy gadini chute banaistaru 6

months la govt kulipotadi

+1

[Paidithalli]

1 hour ago, pahelwan said:

Kumarswamy gadini chute banaistaru 6

months la govt kulipotadi

No 2019 Dhaka atla avvadhu.. congress dhaggara paisal lev mundhe

[TampaChinnodu]

1 minute ago, Paidithalli said:

No 2019 Dhaka atla avvadhu.. congress dhaggara paisal lev mundhe

rendu parties dochukovali ippudu KA lo. JDS and Congress. KA gone assam.

[Paidithalli]

1 minute ago, TampaChinnodu said:

rendu parties dochukovali ippudu KA lo. JDS and Congress. KA gone assam.

Ayina kani TG and AP ye corruption lo top 5 lo untayi 😂

[TampaChinnodu]

3 minutes ago, Paidithalli said:

Ayina kani TG and AP ye corruption lo top 5 lo untayi 😂

KA lo kooda same level lo vuntadi man corruption . Almost TG , AP levels.