JD-S-Congress coordination committee's first meeting scheduled on June 14

Bengaluru: In the midst of developing hatred in Congress over designation of portfolios in Karnataka, the main meeting of coordination council meeting of JD-S-Congress will be held in Bengaluru on June 14, sources said on Tuesday. 

“Issues relating to the coalition in the state between the Congress and JD-S and Common Minimum Program will be discussed in the meeting,” said a source. 

The five-member coordination committee involves Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (Janata Dal-Secular), Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, AICC General Secretary in-charge for Karnataka K.C. Venugopal (all Congress) and JD-S National Secretary Kunwar Danish Ali as its members. 

The JD-S-Congress coalition government in Karnataka was developed June 6, with the enlistment of 25 legislators as cabinet ministers including 23 from the alliance and one BSP MLA and an Independent.