Bengaluru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who also holds the Finance portfolio, will present the State Budget on Feb. 8. Kumaraswamy who met Governor Vajubhai Vala at Raja Bhavan here this morning, extended an invitation to the Governor to address the joint session of the State Legislature on Feb. 6, to mark the beginning of the budget session.

During the meeting, the CM is also said to have discussed the appointment of the Chairman of Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) which has become a bone of contention between the alliance partners JD(S) and the Congress.