Cong MLA Parameshwara to be Karnataka's 1st Dalit Deputy CM
After the JD(S)-Congress announced the cabinet positions in Karnataka on Tuesday, five-time Congress MLA G Parameshwara was selected as the Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister. Parameshwara, who has served as Karnataka Congress Committee President for over seven years, is the first Dalit leader to be appointed to the post. Congress MLA KR Ramesh Kumar has been selected as the Assembly Speaker.