India, Aug. 9 -- With focus on his assurance that women "will certainly" have a place in his cabinet, Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar is headed for Delhi for meetings with the Congress leadership. The assurance gained significance after a sharp exchange between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Union minister Kiren Rijiju of the BJP over women's representation.

Shivakumar is scheduled to leave for Delhi on Sunday evening and is expected to meet Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal and other senior leaders over Sunday and Monday, reports said. The discussions are reportedly expected to cover allocation of portfolios to the 19 ministers inducted earlier this month - two months after DKS, 64, became CM in place of ve...