Karnataka CM Swearing-In Highlights: New Karnataka Regime Gives 'In-Principle' Nod To Fulfil Poll Promises
Karnataka CM Swearing-In Ceremony Highlights: Siddaramaiah's took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for a second term while DK Shivakumar was sworn-in as his Deputy.
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Karnataka CM Swearing-In Ceremony Highlights: Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar will take oath as Karnataka Chief Minister and Deputy CM respectively on Saturday, with the platform set to be a marker of Opposition unity against BJP as a host of leaders will descend on the southern state. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at 12.30 pm at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. The Congress party came to consensus on the CM issue days after holding a slew of meetings with leaders.
This will be Siddaramaiah's second stint in the top post after he led a successful five-year term as Chief Minister of the Congress government between 2013-18.
On Friday, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar thrashed out the composition of the Cabinet with the Congress leadership in Delhi and are learnt to have shortlisted some names of ministers and their portfolios. The sanctioned strength of the Karnataka Cabinet is 34.
Few leaders like G Parameshwara and groups like Dalit and Lingayats have openly expressed their displeasure at being denied the Deputy Chief Minister chair. The new Cabinet will have representation from all regions of the state and sections, including SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities, women, youth and Lingayats and Vokkaligas.
Some of the leaders who are speculated to be in the Cabinet are Laxman Savadi, KH Patil, MB Patil (Lingayat), Priyank Kharge Parameshwara, Mahadevappa, Muniyappa (SC), Ramesh Jarkiholi (Valmiki), RV Deshpande (Brahmin), UT Khader and Tanveer Sait (Muslim).
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and a host of other Opposition leaders will attend the ceremony.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has also invited leaders of JMM, RJD, Shiv Sena, SP, PDP, CPI(M), CPI, MDMK, RSP, CPI(ML), VCK, RLD, Kerala Congress and IUML for the ceremony. However, TMC supremo and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will give the event a miss. She has designated MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar to attend on her behalf.
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