New Delhi: JD(S) leader and Karnataka Chief Minister-designate HD Kumaraswamy said he will take oath along with Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday, 23 May.
Kumaraswamy had met Congress President Rahul Gandhi and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday to discuss ministerial berth-sharing between the coalition partners ahead of his swearing-in ceremony.
The details of the meeting were not divulged but the sources said the Congress demanded two posts for deputy chief ministers – one for a Dalit and the other for a Lingayat, 12 for ministers and one for the speaker.
He further added that the speaker and deputy speaker would be elected on 25 May, while the rest of the portfolios will be decided on Thursday.