Days after Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy carried out his first Cabinet expansion, the Janata Dal (Secular) leader on Friday admitted that there is tension with the Congress leaders over the allocation of portfolios. However, he expressed confidence that its alliance partner will take the right decision. "Yes, there is some tension there (regarding portfolio allocation), but I am confident that the Congress leaders will take the right decision," Kumaraswamy said.
The statement came a day after several Congress lawmakers held meetings to discuss denial of Cabinet berths to the party. A meeting held at M B Patil's residence in Bengaluru on June 7 was attended by disgruntled MLAs including M T B Nagaraj, Satish Jarkiholi, Sudhakar and Roshan Baigs.
Days after Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy carried out his first Cabinet expansion, the Janata Dal (Secular) leader on Friday admitted that there is tension with the Congress leaders over the allocation of portfolios. However, he expressed confidence that its alliance partner will take the right decision. "Yes, there is some tension there (regarding portfolio allocation), but I am confident that the Congress leaders will take the right decision," Kumaraswamy said.
The statement came a day after several Congress lawmakers held meetings to discuss denial of Cabinet berths to the party. A meeting held at M B Patil's residence in Bengaluru on June 7 was attended by disgruntled MLAs including M T B Nagaraj, Satish Jarkiholi, Sudhakar and Roshan Baigs.