<p>New Delhi: JD(S) leader and former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy took charge as the Union Minister for Heavy Industries on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Kumaraswamy, 64, has also been allocated the Steel Ministry portfolio.</p>.<p>"Today, I took charge as Minister of Heavy Industries. I don't want to say that I will do everything. I need some more time. I need to take all information from the senior officials about the problems and how we will solve them. I need two to three days for this," Kumaraswamy told reporters after taking charge.</p>.Kumaraswamy's entry into Modi government puts JD(S) Kerala unit in tight spot.<p>After taking charge as Union Minister, Kumaraswamy met senior officials of the ministries and head of the public sector undertakings (PSUs).</p>.<p>JD(S), headed by his father and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, joined the NDA last year.</p>.<p>The BJP and JD(S) fought the Lok Sabha elections together in Karnataka, which has a total of 28 seats. The BJP won 17 seats and JD(S) two. </p>
<p>New Delhi: JD(S) leader and former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy took charge as the Union Minister for Heavy Industries on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Kumaraswamy, 64, has also been allocated the Steel Ministry portfolio.</p>.<p>"Today, I took charge as Minister of Heavy Industries. I don't want to say that I will do everything. I need some more time. I need to take all information from the senior officials about the problems and how we will solve them. I need two to three days for this," Kumaraswamy told reporters after taking charge.</p>.Kumaraswamy's entry into Modi government puts JD(S) Kerala unit in tight spot.<p>After taking charge as Union Minister, Kumaraswamy met senior officials of the ministries and head of the public sector undertakings (PSUs).</p>.<p>JD(S), headed by his father and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, joined the NDA last year.</p>.<p>The BJP and JD(S) fought the Lok Sabha elections together in Karnataka, which has a total of 28 seats. The BJP won 17 seats and JD(S) two. </p>