Siddaramaiah sworn in as Karnataka’s new Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar his Deputy
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Bengaluru, May 20, 2023: Congress leader Siddaramaiah today formally took charge as Karnataka’s new Chief Minister after taking oath and completing formalities at a massive event in Bengaluru.
Top Opposition leaders, including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, CPI’s D Raja, Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, PDP’s Mehbuba Mufti, Sharad Pawar from NCP, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah, and actor-turned politician Kamal Haasan, were in attendance in a symbolic display of Opposition unity against the BJP.
#WATCH | Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah takes oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/S90btY2N6z
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Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar, who was locked in a dramatic battle with Siddaramaiah for the top job for a week after his party’s emphatic win, took oath as the solo Deputy Chief Minister.
DK Shivakumar takes oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/OSGc7ck4tV
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Eight newly elected MLAs with diverse representation, approved by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge this morning -- G Parameshwara (SC), KH Muniyappa (SC), KJ George (Minority-Christian), MB Patil (Lingayat), Satish Jarkiholi (ST-Valmiki), Priyank Kharge (SC, and AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge’s son), Ramalinga Reddy (Reddy), and BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan (Minority-Muslim) -- are also taking the oath of office.