Bengaluru, June 3 -- Former Karnataka Minister H K Patil on Wednesday welcomed Siddaramaiah into the Congress Working Committee (CWC), saying that he will be a "voice of social justice".

He also said that the Congress party high command has finalised the names for the new state cabinet, with an official announcement expected later in the morning.

Speaking to ANI, commenting on cabinet participation and party leadership roles, Patil said, "Yesterday our High Command conducted an elaborate exercise, and they have taken some decision, perhaps it has not yet been made known. Maybe by 10 o'clock or 11 o'clock the names will be announced."

When asked whether he will be in DK Shivakumar's cabinet, he maintained that the final call rests with ...