Days of hectic parleys between the JD(S) and Congress over the allocation of portfolios is nearing an end after Congress president Rahul Gandhi spoke to leaders from both sides over the phone from the United States, PTI reported on Thursday. The coveted Finance portfolio is likely to go JD(S) way while the Congress will have to settle for the Home Ministry, highly places sources in the parties told PTI. After holding five rounds of talks in New Delhi since Wednesday, the two alliance partners are giving finishing touches to the power-sharing arrangement. A formal announcement, however, is yet to be made in this regard.
Days of hectic parleys between the JD(S) and Congress over the allocation of portfolios is nearing an end after Congress president Rahul Gandhi spoke to leaders from both sides over the phone from the United States, PTI reported on Thursday. The coveted Finance portfolio is likely to go JD(S) way while the Congress will have to settle for the Home Ministry, highly places sources in the parties told PTI. After holding five rounds of talks in New Delhi since Wednesday, the two alliance partners are giving finishing touches to the power-sharing arrangement. A formal announcement, however, is yet to be made in this regard.