Bengaluru, May 21: Janata Dal (Secular) Karnataka present and chief minister designate H D Kumaraswamy today called on Congress stalwarts Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi ahead of taking oath as chief minister of Karnataka on May 23.
"There is no bargain. We will cordially work out things. We must work together. I am here to take their (Congress leaders) advice," Kumaraswamy said after the meeting.
"Rahul ji cleared the modalities to be done, he has given permission to Karnataka general secretary K C Venugopal to discuss all those matters and finalise everything. Local leaders and he will sit together tomorrow to finalise things," he said when asked about the appointment of deputy CM.
Prior to the meeting, Kumaraswamy said the Congress-JD(S) combine will give a stable government in Karnataka and the finer details of the coalition's functioning will be worked out after his tete-a-tete with the Congress leadership.
He also met with BSP chief Mayawati earlier in the day.
"I came to pay my respects to her (Mayawati) because we are pre-poll alliance partners. It was just a cordial meet," he said.
Earlier in the day, top Congress leaders briefed party president Rahul Gandhi about the latest political developments in Karnataka, before the crucial deliberations on power-sharing arrangement with Kumaraswamy.
The Congress, which has offered the chief minister's post to Kumaraswamy, is interested in securing the post of deputy chief minister and G Parmeshwara is among the frontrunners.
Congress is also seeking 20 ministerial berths in the Congress-JD(S) coalition government.
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