DK Shivakumar set to be sworn in as Karnataka chief minister with 13 ministers today

The leaders also suggested there was a slim chance of a deputy chief minister being appointed on Wednesday. The issue, officials indicated, might also be considered at a later stage when the cabinet is expanded and after the biennial Rajya Sabha elections in the state.

The ministers are likely to include G Parameshwara, KJ George, Yathindra Siddaramaiah, Priyank Kharge, MB Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, Krishna Byre Gowda, Ramalinga Reddy, UT Khader and Eshwar Khandre, said party leaders aware of the matter.

Another set of party leaders said Roopakala Shashidhar and former Rajya Sabha member BK Hariprasad might also be inducted as ministers. A third set said that KH Muniyappa, Dinesh Gundu Rao and Byrati Suresh were also in the running.