Karnataka government formation: Congress' Parameshwara to be new Deputy CM

Bengaluru : Congress' Karnataka state President G. Parameshwara would be the Deputy Chief Minister in the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S)-Congress coalition government, a party leader said on Tuesday.

"Congress President Rahul Gandhi has approved the name of Parameshwara as the Deputy Chief Minister in the coalition government," party's General Secretary K.C. Venugopal told reporters here.