<p>The coalition coordination and monitoring committee may be expanded to accommodate newly appointed Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Dinesh Gundu Rao. The yet-to-be-named JD(S) state president may get a spot as well. </p>.<p>Currently, the Siddaramaiah-led committee has Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, AICC general secretary incharge of Karnataka K C Venugopal and JD(S) leader Danish Ali as its<br />members.</p>.<p>A section of Congress leaders argues that the committee, which is meant to ensure the alliance partners work in tandem, has no representation for the state president of the party, a post that Parameshwara held when the coalition was stitched together.</p>.<p>“Kumaraswamy and Parameshwara were state presidents of JD(S) and Congress, respectively. Since they have resigned, the incumbent state presidents are likely to be made part of the committee,” sources said.</p>.<p>The Congress, which is preparing for early Lok Sabha elections, is desperate to ensure its alliance with the JD(S) continues smoothly till the general elections.</p>.<p>The coordination committee has met twice so far. Its next meeting is expected to discuss the nature of pre-poll alliance that the Congress and JD(S) should forge for the Lok Sabha elections, sources said.</p>
<p>The coalition coordination and monitoring committee may be expanded to accommodate newly appointed Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Dinesh Gundu Rao. The yet-to-be-named JD(S) state president may get a spot as well. </p>.<p>Currently, the Siddaramaiah-led committee has Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, AICC general secretary incharge of Karnataka K C Venugopal and JD(S) leader Danish Ali as its<br />members.</p>.<p>A section of Congress leaders argues that the committee, which is meant to ensure the alliance partners work in tandem, has no representation for the state president of the party, a post that Parameshwara held when the coalition was stitched together.</p>.<p>“Kumaraswamy and Parameshwara were state presidents of JD(S) and Congress, respectively. Since they have resigned, the incumbent state presidents are likely to be made part of the committee,” sources said.</p>.<p>The Congress, which is preparing for early Lok Sabha elections, is desperate to ensure its alliance with the JD(S) continues smoothly till the general elections.</p>.<p>The coordination committee has met twice so far. Its next meeting is expected to discuss the nature of pre-poll alliance that the Congress and JD(S) should forge for the Lok Sabha elections, sources said.</p>