Karnataka portfolio allocation to be finalised in a day or two: Cong

Allocation of portfolios in the newly sworn-in JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka will be finalised in a day or two, senior Congress leader K C Venugopal said today.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi's overseas travel plan will not come in the way in finalising the portfolios, he added.

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, accompanied by her son and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, left for abroad tonight for a medical check-up.

"First, we have to finalise the portfolios. Discussion is going on. Most probably it will be finalised in a day or two," Venugopal, who is in charge of party affairs in Karnataka, told PTI.

The final list will be discussed with state leaders before getting it approved from the Congress chief.

"Rahul's absence will not delay. He is available over phone 24x7," he said.

The discussion on portfolios will continue tomorrow as well, he added.

On differences over certain portfolios with the JD(S), Venugopal said, "In a coalition, there will be certain issues. We are discussing with each other. It will be sorted out immediately."