Bengaluru, June 3 -- Congress leader and outgoing Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara is set to become the state's Deputy Chief Minister on Wednesday, with outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah confirming that the senior leader will take oath alongside CM-designate DK Shivakumar at the swearing-in ceremony in Bengaluru.

Putting an end to speculation surrounding the deputy chief ministerial posts, Siddaramaiah shared a post on X revealing that both Shivakumar and Parameshwara had met him ahead of the formation of the new government.

"@DKShivakumar, who will take the oath as the state's new Chief Minister this evening, and @DrParameshwara, who will take the oath as the Deputy Chief Minister, met me and expressed their gratitude. On this...