Karnataka chief minister-designate and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy met UPA convenor Sonia Gandhi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi in the national capital, amid a row over deputy CM post

Kumaraswamy who is in Delhi ahead of his swearing-in ceremony, is likely to discuss the power-sharing arrangement, finalise the number of ministerial berths a party would get and who would become the deputy chief minister.

Earlier in the day, the JD(S) leader also met BSP chief Mayawati.

Speaking to reporters, Kumaraswamy had said, "We are going to give a stable government. All these issues are not yet discussed. We have not discussed any future course of action. "The modalities of formation of the new government will be discussed after meeting Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

The JD(S) fought the May 12 assembly election in alliance with the BSP, and joined hands with the Congress after the verdict throws up a hung assembly on May 15.

The JD(S) leader has already indicated that there won't be a rotational arrangement with Congress for the post of the chief minister.

Congress's G Parameshwara is frontrunner for the deputy chief minister's post.

Kumaraswamy is scheduled to take oath as chief minister on May 23 and the floor test is expected to happen within 24 hours. Both Congress and JD(S) MLAs will remain confined to their hotels till the floor test.

A small group of MLAs will be sworn in as ministers along with Kumaraswamy on Wednesday.

Many regional party leaders including Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will be attending the swearing-in ceremony.

Kumaraswamy was invited to form the government after BS Yeddyurappa of the BJP on May 19 stepped down as the chief minister without facing the floor test in the state assembly as the BJP fell short of numbers.

The May 12 Karnataka assembly polls threw up a hung assembly, with the BJP emerging as the single largest party with 104 seats. The Congress was next with 78 and the JD(S) followed with 37. The BSP has one MLA and two seats went to Independents.