India, June 1 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Sunday that the party leadership had not yet received any formal proposal regarding the size or structure of the new Karnataka council of ministers, leaving key decisions on ministers and deputy chief ministers pending.

"We have to see. No proposal has come yet. Once it comes, discussions will be held on how many ministers and deputy chief ministers," Kharge said while speaking to reporters at Kalaburgi airport.

He indicated that the contours of the new government would become clearer only after Shivakumar's swearing as chief minister on June 3. "All these matters are under discussion. We will know after June 3. Right now, we have to wait," he said.

Kharge also suggested th...