Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Karnataka CM designate Siddaramaiah invited Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin for swearing-in ceremony on May 20 over a phone call on Thursday.
According to ANI, Department of Information & Public Relations said, “Indian National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Karnataka CM designate Siddaramaiah in a phone call invited Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin for swearing-in ceremony which is scheduled on May 20.”
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The ceremony is set to be held in Bengaluru at 12.30 PM. Along with CM, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar is also scheduled to take oath on Saturday.
Earlier, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said that the national party has decided to invite leaders from like-minded parties to attend the ceremony.
Meanwhile, Congress decided on the CM candidate after five days of hectic parleys between Siddaramaiah and Sivakumar, the two aspirants for the CM post.
Karnataka CM designate Siddaramaiah said that they (Siddaramaiah and Sivakumar) will remain united to the people of the interest.
Siddaramaiah, as per IANS said, "Our hands will remain united to protect the interests of Kannada people... and we will work as a family."
Siddaramaiah stated that Congress will work like one family to fulfill all guarantees assured by the party. "The government will also ensure pro-people, transparent and corruption-free administration," Sidddaramaiah stated.
The Congress registered a record victory by gaining 135 of the total 223 seats in the state.
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